Allegiance to the Spanish imperial court

When Emperor Charles V dominated Europe after 1520 a widespread adoption of Hispanic attire soon followed. Some saw the dress alla spagnola as fashionable, others agreed utilizing it as a display of allegiance to the empire, while many, particularly Florentines, despised the fashion of what they perceived to be invading foreigners (Cox-Rearick, Janet. “Power-Dressing at the Courts of Cosimo De’ Medici and François I: The “moda Alla Spagnola” of Spanish Consorts Eléonore D’Autriche and Eleonora Di Toledo.” Artibus Et Historiae 30.60 (2009): 39-69. Web. http://www.jstor.org/stable/25702881?seq=1#page_scan_tab_contents). One of those invading foreigners who showed her allegiance to the imperial court of Charles V thus the Spain, was Eléonore d’Autriche Queen of France. When Eleonore d’Autriche became the Queen of France in 1530 through a forced marriage to François I, she chose to continue dressing in the Spanish style that included: pomegranate motifs, an emblem of Granada; the decorated chemise which was pulled out in puffs through the elaborate, detachable slashed sleeves; and a rounded bodice and papos, crimped puffs of hair over the ears (Joos van Cleve, Queen Eleonore of France, 1530, http://library.artstor.org.prox.miracosta.edu/library/#3|search|1|Joos20van20Cleve2C20Queen20Eleonore20of20France|Multiple20Collection20Search|||type3D3126kw3DJoos20van20Cleve2C20Queen20Eleonore20of20France26id3Dall26name3DAll20Collections26origKW3D).