Early Tudor Costume - History



|Early Tudor Costume |

|Men |[pic] |Women |

|Men's clothing gave them a square shape.| |Women's clothing gave them a triangular|

|they wore short doublets over their hose| |shape. Their corsets were tight fitting|

|and the shoulders of their coat were cut| |while their kirtles and gowns were very|

|wide. It was fashionable for their | |full. Their head-dress consisted of a |

|sleeves to be slashed and their flat | |coif that fitted closely round the |

|hats were often decorated with feathers.| |face, to which was attached the cornet |

| | |- a long piece of black material that |

| | |often hung down the back. |

|Late Tudor Costume |

|Women |[pic] |Men |

|The style of dress had changed | |The men's fashion had not changed as |

|considerably. the bodice was longer, and| |much as the women's. However, the |

|the skirt was worn over a farthingale (a| |square shape was replaced by a sleeker |

|circular frame) to give it its unique | |look. Men still wore doublet and hose, |

|shape. the head-dress had been replaced | |but the coat had been replaced by a |

|by jewels in the hair and an elaborate | |short jacket. Men also wore ruffs |

|ruff of lace was worn around the neck. | |around their necks. |

|Getting Dressed |

|Putting on an Elizabethan gown was not a simple process and, including time taken for hair and makeup, could take as long as half-an-hour. This is the |

|order in which clothing had to be put on: |

|Stockings, ear rings and shoes. |[pic] |

|Chemise - the main item of underwear. |[pic] |

|Petticoat - for extra warmth |[pic] |

|Farthingale- stiffened with willow to give the triangular shape to the |[pic] |

|costume. | |

|Corset - stiffened with wood to flatten all lumps and bumps. |Chemise |

|Bumroll - worn on the hips to give extra flare to the skirt |Petticoat |

|Parlet - worn over the corset |Farthingale |

|Kirtle - the main underskirt |Corset |

|Gown - split at the front to reveal the kirtle. Sleeves were either sewn in | |

|or tied on. |[pic] |

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| |Bumroll |

| |Parlet |

| |Kirtle |

| |Gown |

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