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Message: <blockquote data-quote="JohnSnow" data-source="post: 8984737" data-attributes="member: 32164">I'll also note, when it comes to fashion, that some things that might seem to be "out of place" are, in fact, not. I'll give an example from discussions I've had with costuming directors at the Renaissance Faires I work at.One of the most common lower-body garments worn by men in late-16th century were "Venetian Hose," (often just called "Venetians"), which are a 3/4 length (just below the knee) trouser of varying degrees of fullness pleated and attached to a waistband, with a closure (often buttons) in the front. Venetians were working trousers, and as such, were typically made of a durable material, like wool, lightweight leather or deerskin, corduroy, or cotton or linen canvas. You see them EVERYWHERE in Elizabethan art, sometimes worn with boots, but equally as often with low shoes.Ironically enough, most Faires don't (can't) use two of the most common materials out of which working Venetians were made. The first, a blue-dyed corduroy from Genoa, Italy called jeane, and the second, a cotton canvas that was the precursor to what was later Serge de Nîmes, in France. Yes, basically, blue jeans (albeit slightly differently cut) are period-appropriate to the 16th-century. However, indigo cotton twill is banned by the costume directors as a fabric (for Venetians) at most Renaissance Faires, because it looks "too modern" to our customers, who immediately see "blue jeans" on anyone wearing them.</blockquote>

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