Clothing, Gender and Status in Fifteenth-Century Catalonia. The cases of Barcelona and Vic (1400-1460)
1. Introduction Historians have long emphasized the relevance of the fourteenth century in the history of dress. It marked the emergence of new sartorial practices shaped by technical innovations, shifting aesthetic ideals and profound socio-economic transformations that fundamentally reconfigured the clothing system1. During this period, finer tailoring techniques were developed, allowing the making of tighter […]
