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Renaissance costume was distinctive. The Renaissance culture was very conscious of fashion, and their costume was extremely stylized, very complex and elaborate, and above all, striking. The very nature of the Renaissance clothing style was to make a statement, whether that was of status, power or of wealth.
The original fashion plates collected by Blanche Payne and others have been cataloged and carefully stored for preservation purposes in archival housing.