[5],[9],[12] Unlike previous reports [9] facial edema was not associated with an increased risk of internal organ involvement in our study
Indeed, looking at portraits of posturing men in pumpkin pants and women with necks lost beneath layers of ruffs, their modern counterparts may have reason to wonder: What were they thinking? Renaissance fashion was unquestionably distinctive, especially among the upper classes, who favored luxurious fabrics, dramatic silhouettes, and as scholar Susan Vincent notes, a decorative exuberance that loaded every point with embroidery, jewels, slashes, ribboning, and pattern. English portraits of the period reveal a dazzling variety in the basic components of Renaissance dress: doublets, hose, and cloaks for men, and bodices, skirts, and gowns for women
3: Think you cant wear a princess dress in a hotter climate
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