Renaissance Fashion

Renaissance Fashion

Renaissance Fashion
Reading Level

	edHelper's suggested reading level:	grades 6 to 8
	Flesch-Kincaid grade level:	7.61

Vocabulary

	challenging words:		ornate, powdery, undertaking, flattering, nobility, fabulous, corset, decorative, seaport, fashion, provided, tremendous, during, makeup, court, layer
	content words:		In Renaissance Europe, Middle Ages

Print Renaissance Fashion
edHelper.com subscriber options:

	Print Renaissance Fashion (font options, pick words for additional puzzles, and more)
	Quickly print reading comprehension
	Print a proofreading activity

Feedback on Renaissance Fashion

Leave your feedback on Renaissance Fashion (use this link if you found an error in the story)

Renaissance Fashion
By Sharon Fabian

¹     What did people wear during the Renaissance? In Renaissance Europe, everyone from peasants to kings wore heavy, warm clothing. For much of the year, this was a necessity since Europe was often a chilly place. Fireplaces provided the only heat in the king's castle as well as in the peasant's hut. So everyone wore long, warm clothing just as they had during the Middle Ages.

²     In the country, most people still made their own clothes. In the city, clothes were sold and resold. Clothing was expensive, and it was not unusual for working people to buy second- or third-hand items. Mending a tear and patching a few bare spots made a dress or cape serviceable for another year or more. Combining mismatched and patched pieces often made for out-of-date but colorful outfits.

³     For members of the upper classes, fashion changed constantly. Especially in Italy, with its seaport trading centers, new materials were always arriving. Rich fabrics like silk and brocade became popular along with expensive ornaments. They were used to create a wide variety of elegant clothing styles.

Paragraphs 4 to 9:
For the complete story with questions: click here for printable

Copyright © 2008 edHelper