65 Renaissance Revivals

From Chainmail Couture to the Renaissance Festival

— September 5, 2009 — Fashion
Through large-scale events like the Renaissance Festival and smaller (but no less decadent) tributes like designer clothing lines, it's clear that the Renaissance continues to inspire us 300 years later. From chainmail couture that uses knights and royalty as muses to ruffled papercraft collars, fashion is one of the most prevalent places for Renaissance inspiration, but it's not the only industry included in this slideshow. You'll also read about art, interior design and even religion.

In honor of the Renaissance Festival taking place in cities all over the United States this weekend, enjoy these modern Renaissance revivals.
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Steel Gauntlets
Steel Gauntlets
Medieval Iron Fists Send a Strong Signal to Coworkers
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Religious Renaissance
Religious Renaissance
Congressman Paul Broun Proposes "Year of the Bible"
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Retro Regalia
Retro Regalia
Tara Levitin's Leviticus Collection Shines Upon Old Treasure
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Educational Plush Toys
Educational Plush Toys
Activist 'Good News Grizzly' Takes Up Armor for Charity
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Phantasmagorical Local Art
Phantasmagorical Local Art
Electic New Orleans Artists Are in the Midst of a Renaissance
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Medieval Repo Fantasies
Medieval Repo Fantasies
What Will Happen if Wizard's Car Is Repossessed?
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16th Century Boutique Hotels
16th Century Boutique Hotels
Reads Hotel in Mallorca
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Old Fashioned Luxury
Old Fashioned Luxury
Shelbourne The Renaissance Hotel
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Silver Fringe Fever
Silver Fringe Fever
Eddie Borgo's 'Tinsel Gauntlet' and Limited Edition Print
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Octopus Armor
Octopus Armor
Ad Shows Cuki Aluminum Foil Used As Knightly Fish Protection
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Armor-Inspired Jewelry
Armor-Inspired Jewelry
Byzantine Cubed Necklace by Chainmaille By MBOI
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Digital Medieval Cookbooks
Digital Medieval Cookbooks
King Richard II's Recipes Online
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Historical Figures in Underwear
Historical Figures in Underwear
“Balls” Print Campaign
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Regal Headwear
Regal Headwear
Queen of Hearts Fascinator Makes You Feel Like Royalty
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Wagon Wheeled SUVs
Wagon Wheeled SUVs
Medieval Design Meets Modern Bling
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Fairytale Weddings
Fairytale Weddings
Disney Weddings Makes Your Nuptials a Royal Affair
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Living Medieval Carpets
Living Medieval Carpets
Gigantic Carpet of 700,000 Begonias in the Grand-Place, Brussels
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Protective Armor as Home Decor
Protective Armor as Home Decor
Ruth Borgenicht Chain Mail Sculptures
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Renaissance-Inspired T-Shirts
Renaissance-Inspired T-Shirts
Kevin Tong's Super Mario Shirt is Sketched Da Vinci-Style
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Medieval Knights as Muses
Medieval Knights as Muses
OntFront Spring/Summer 2010 Lookbook Channels King Arthur's Court
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Creepy Museum Exhibits
Creepy Museum Exhibits
From Toilet Museums to Exhibits of Medieval Torture Devices
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Historical Lego Sets
Historical Lego Sets
Medieval Market Village
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‘Cinderella' Carriages
‘Cinderella' Carriages
Australia's Gilded Birthday Gift to the Queen of England
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Subverted Fashion Primers
Subverted Fashion Primers
'Pants Optional' Guide Blends Style Tips with Medieval Illustrations
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Cyborg Firefighter Armor
Cyborg Firefighter Armor
'PyroPack' Makes Firemen Look Like "RoboCop"
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Historical Footwear Exhibits
Historical Footwear Exhibits
The Bata Shoe Museum
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Medieval Armor Accessories
Medieval Armor Accessories
OntFront Spring 2010 Channels Knights & Exudes Masculinity
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Juxtaposing Modern Culture With 17th Century Art
Juxtaposing Modern Culture With 17th Century Art
Alan Macdonald's Paintings
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Seducing The Knight in Armor
Seducing The Knight in Armor
Gucci Hysteria Campaign
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Renaissance Art Fusion
Renaissance Art Fusion
Transfiguration Blends Photography and Portraiture
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Headless Dolls
Headless Dolls
Historical Dolls Show How They Died
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Chainmail Shorts
Chainmail Shorts
Cut-Off Jean Shorts With a Medieval Twist
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Wordsmith Neck Ruffles
Wordsmith Neck Ruffles
Elizabethan-Inspired Neckwear Speaks Through Fashion
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Haute Couture Royal Gowns
Haute Couture Royal Gowns
Dior Celebrates Its 60th Year in Regal Style
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Fierce Fashion Armor
Fierce Fashion Armor
These Stylish Accessories Are Chainmail Chic
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Warrior Cats
Warrior Cats
Masterpiece Suits of Armor Designed for Fragile Felines
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Fake Metal Bikinis
Fake Metal Bikinis
'Organic Armor' Bustier Sets
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Byzantine-Inspired Editorials
Byzantine-Inspired Editorials
Petey Wright is Regal in GQ Style Russia
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Renaissance Paper Couture
Renaissance Paper Couture
Martin Bekerman's ‘Old Paper Dress' is Retrotastic
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Renaissance Inspired Ads
Renaissance Inspired Ads
Reebok's Birth of Venus
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Renaissance Portrait Editorials
Renaissance Portrait Editorials
Alexey Sorokin Takes Old-School Art Cues for Push It Magazine
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Storybook Furniture
Storybook Furniture
DEMAKERSVAN 'Cinderella' Table is Made From 17th Century Sketches
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Personalized Body Armor
Personalized Body Armor
Pitbull Armory Makes Heavy Metal Protection for Your Bff
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Royal Ruffled Neckwear
Royal Ruffled Neckwear
Millie Cockton Creates Regal Paper Pleats
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Modernized Renaissance Art
Modernized Renaissance Art
From a Pope Riding a Scooter to a Lady with a Mobile Phone (UPDATE)
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Renaissance SuperHeroes
Renaissance SuperHeroes
Worth1000 Masterpieces Showcase Quirky Creativity
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16th Century Chic
16th Century Chic
Gareth Pugh's Elizabethan and Shakespearian Couture
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Artistic Advertising
Artistic Advertising
Hotel Ads Imitate Renaissance Masters
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Avant-Garde Elizabethan Collars
Avant-Garde Elizabethan Collars
'A Call to Armor' by Gareth Pugh in NY Times Style Magazine
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You as Medieval Art
You as Medieval Art
Old-Fashioned Portraits by Eyeworks
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Medieval Fashion
Medieval Fashion
Stella McCartney A/W 2008
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Armored Underwear
Armored Underwear
Bunka Fashion College Shows the Best of Their Wild Wear
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Portraits of Historical Female Icons
Portraits of Historical Female Icons
‘Regal Twelve' by Alexia Sinclair
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Warrior Chic Fashion
Warrior Chic Fashion
Battle-Ready Prada Armor Dresses and Hip Wader Boots for Fall '09
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Head Armor Accessories
Head Armor Accessories
Alexander McQueen's Extreme Warrior Masks Make You A Chic Tinman
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Galactic Body Armor
Galactic Body Armor
Protective Fashion Garb in Highlights Magazine's 'Armour Karma'
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Elizabethan Fashion for Men
Elizabethan Fashion for Men
John Galliano Fall 2008
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Remixed Renaissance Art
Remixed Renaissance Art
10 Mona Lisa Parodies
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Gothic Renaissance Fashion
Gothic Renaissance Fashion
Louise Simmonds ‘Alter' Collection is her First
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Armored Jeans
Armored Jeans
Warrior Chic for the Street in Acne Spring/Summer 2010
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17th Century Bell-Bottom Gowns
17th Century Bell-Bottom Gowns
Christian Dior Spring 2009 Haute Couture Mixes The Eras
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Victorian-Era Editorials
Victorian-Era Editorials
Emily Blunt is Regal in 'There Will be Beauty' for Vanity Fair
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Killer Vampire Photography
Killer Vampire Photography
Royal Blood by Erwin Olaf
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