1. Clothing carries social, economic, and moral messages and was used in portraits to convey status and power. 2. Certain styles of clothing, like particular colors of rags, were used by prison gangs to identify members and led to at least one killing by mistaken affiliation. 3. Until the late 19th century, paintings were commissioned primarily to show the patron in a favorable light and showcase their wealth through expensive clothing, not as artistic works for an art market.

1. FASHION: THE VISUAL IMAGE Symbolism, Power and Representation: Dress in Portraits

6. THEY CAN SHOW CHANGES IN CIRCUMSTANCES AND PROJECT A MESSAGE

8. COLOURS WERE SO IMPORTANT But they fade!

10. Blue for a Girl: Pink for a Boy

32. A Procession as the Light of England Countess of Southampton: French Farthingale

37. IT HAPPENED IN THE AMERICAS AS WELL (B.1732)

41. Nazi Ideology Through Dress

42. BUT HOW POPULAR WAS IT?

43. Contrasts

46. FASHION: THE VISUAL IMAGE Symbolism, Power and Representation: Dress in Portraits