I answer the simple and not so simple question of what Jews in the Italian Renaissance wore. Spoiler: it's complicated.
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Jewish Italian Renaissance Fashion? What did it look like? I chose to recreate one garment from a print in a 1560's Haggadah from Mantua, Italy. Follow my journey of putting the pieces together.

Some Notes: There is one part where the music gets really loud! If you are sensitive, please watch with subtitles and no sound! I did not remove my airpods while dressing up. oops. Drink every time you see the pirate mermaid tattoo my five year old put on my hand.

Some sources for all of this information:

https://braginskycollection.com/portf...
https://judaica-exhibits.library.yale...
https://www.bl.uk/hebrew-manuscripts/...
https://www.imj.org.il/en/collections...
https://www.j-italy.org/mantua/
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sofonis...
http://www.elizabethancostume.net/Tai...
https://www.sothebys.com/en/articles/...
https://digitalcommons.trinity.edu/cg...
https://www.academia.edu/5793953/An_E...
https://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt6wq397
https://zamir.org/wp-content/notes/pd...
https://www.jstor.org/stable/1454735
https://www.amazon.com/Modern-Maker-V...