Fashion

 

In  accessories such as fans, parasols and gloves held significance for how women experienced gender, race, and class. In this era, there was a trend for women to adopt, or aspire to, a more leisurely lifestyle. Consequently, gloves were often used by women to cover their hands and mask any signs of labour.

During the early 16th century, in Italy hat badges were worn by civilian men of higher social status as a decorative item, in imitation of the   worn by the invading military. Hat badges were often worn in conjunction with a decorative sword and hilt. Hat badges were fashioned after  and often depicted a scene with personal relevance to the wearer