In this episode, Refashioning Postdocs Sophie Pitman and Michele Robinson discuss imitation objects with Associate Professor Timothy McCall from Villanova University. What do we mean when we talk about imitations, fakes, and counterfeits, and how early modern audiences understood these material fictions? Read more about the workshop "Imitation in Early Modern Clothes and Accessories" here: https://refashioningrenaissance.eu/experiments/imitation/

6. Material fictions and the complexity of early modern splendour (with Timothy McCall)

Refashioning the Renaissance is a scholarly podcast series about early modern fashion and experimental hands-on methods. In the series, researchers from the ERC-funded project "Refashioning the Renaissance: Popular Groups and the Material and Cultural Significance of Clothing in Europe 1550–1650" discuss with guests about the exciting ways that history of fashion can be studied from new perspectives.