Elizabethan EraElizabethan Era

By: Amar Dzomba, Nyasha By: Amar Dzomba, Nyasha MazhangaraMazhangara

, and Anna Hodgman , and Anna Hodgman

Men’s ClothingMen’s Clothing

By: Amar DzombaBy: Amar Dzomba

General ClothingGeneral Clothing Men wore a shirt, stocking Men wore a shirt, stocking

(or hose), a codpiece, and (or hose), a codpiece, and a corset as underclothes.a corset as underclothes.

Rich men usually wore Rich men usually wore brighter colors and more brighter colors and more clothing like separate clothing like separate sleeves, breaches, belts, sleeves, breaches, belts, ruffs, fancy shoes, hats, ruffs, fancy shoes, hats, and cloaks as over-clothes and cloaks as over-clothes and accessories.and accessories.

The higher up a person The higher up a person was with their class, the was with their class, the more color and clothes more color and clothes they would wear. they would wear.

People liked to show off People liked to show off most of the clothes that most of the clothes that they were wearing, to brag they were wearing, to brag and show their status. and show their status.

Sore neckSore neck If a man could afford it, they If a man could afford it, they

would buy very showy and would buy very showy and usually uncomfortable usually uncomfortable clothing. clothing.

Ruffs were thick neckpieces Ruffs were thick neckpieces that occupied the neck. They that occupied the neck. They were very frilly, and could be were very frilly, and could be custom made to be even custom made to be even bigger than they already were. bigger than they already were.

Some rich men wore such Some rich men wore such tedious clothes that it would tedious clothes that it would be a pain to walk and to eat. be a pain to walk and to eat.

Other things like headwear Other things like headwear could be customized to have could be customized to have great detail, and cloaks could great detail, and cloaks could reach from your knees to the reach from your knees to the ground, with a great collage of ground, with a great collage of color.color.

Purple Is a No-noPurple Is a No-no There were many laws about There were many laws about

clothing in the Elizabethan clothing in the Elizabethan Era, unlike in modern times. If Era, unlike in modern times. If these laws were to be broken, these laws were to be broken, there would be there would be consequences. consequences.

Some of the most major laws Some of the most major laws were about color. For were about color. For example, only the royal example, only the royal family may wear purple. But family may wear purple. But these laws weren’t always so these laws weren’t always so confined, because dukes, confined, because dukes, marquises, and earls could marquises, and earls could wear purple also, but only in wear purple also, but only in very small amounts.very small amounts.

Though there are many color Though there are many color laws, they were usually laws, they were usually classified according to how classified according to how expensive the color was to expensive the color was to get. get.

“Elizabethan Era Fashion”Women’sBy: Nyasha Mazhangara

Upper Class FashionUpper Class Fashion Most of the fashion in the class, was Most of the fashion in the class, was

influenced by geometric shapes, influenced by geometric shapes, rather than to the figure of the rather than to the figure of the women’s body. Padding and quilting women’s body. Padding and quilting added to the elaboration of this added to the elaboration of this design. design.

In most cases the dress, the common In most cases the dress, the common theme was to make the waist seem a theme was to make the waist seem a lot small.lot small.

Even if you were filthy rich you were Even if you were filthy rich you were limited to what types of clothing you limited to what types of clothing you could wear. For example Gold could could wear. For example Gold could only be worn by the queen and her only be worn by the queen and her family such as sisters, mothers, and family such as sisters, mothers, and female cousins. But were not female cousins. But were not permitted to be worn by Viscounts and permitted to be worn by Viscounts and Baronesses. Baronesses.

In and thanks to this system, women In and thanks to this system, women were extremely competitive or in were extremely competitive or in other words very pushy. Pushing their other words very pushy. Pushing their husbands to higher ranks and titles. husbands to higher ranks and titles. among their class.among their class.

Lower Class FashionLower Class Fashion For the lower class the clothing For the lower class the clothing

differed in content and fashion differed in content and fashion and especially color. A women and especially color. A women would normally dye her own would normally dye her own colors from the fabric of wool, or colors from the fabric of wool, or have it pre-dyed wool from the have it pre-dyed wool from the local village weaver. local village weaver.

– Colors used for DyeingColors used for Dyeing– Madderoot- Created a spectrum of Madderoot- Created a spectrum of

reds (from light pinks to rich reds)reds (from light pinks to rich reds)– Woad- Made blues (powdery blues Woad- Made blues (powdery blues

to bluish-grays)to bluish-grays)– Plants like Golden Marguerite- Plants like Golden Marguerite-

produced varieties of yellows, produced varieties of yellows, oranges, goldish-orange, yellows, oranges, goldish-orange, yellows, oranges, oranges,

– Blasck was a common color as Blasck was a common color as well among the lower class.well among the lower class.

(General) Lower Class Shoe (General) Lower Class Shoe FashionFashion

Boots- used for walking and ridingBoots- used for walking and riding Gamache- high bootGamache- high boot Buskins- calf lengthBuskins- calf length Shortups- Leather used for Shortups- Leather used for

outdoor protectingoutdoor protecting Pumps- Slip on Shoes (light)Pumps- Slip on Shoes (light) Chopines- slip on shoes made Chopines- slip on shoes made

from wood w/ leather coveringfrom wood w/ leather covering Clogs- Wooden shoesClogs- Wooden shoes Cork Shoes- Shoes with the cork Cork Shoes- Shoes with the cork

in between foot and solein between foot and sole Galoche- Protective overshoe Galoche- Protective overshoe

slipper for indoorsslipper for indoors Pantofle- this type came in 2 Pantofle- this type came in 2

styles protective outdoorsstyles protective outdoors Pinsons-Petite shoesPinsons-Petite shoes

Children’s Fashion

By Anna Hodgman

Boys FashionBoys Fashion For boys, dresses were very popularFor boys, dresses were very popular To identify boys dresses from girls the To identify boys dresses from girls the

color for boys would often be a dark color for boys would often be a dark blue or a brown and black colorblue or a brown and black color

For dressing up for special occasions, For dressing up for special occasions, older boys wore tunics with long pants older boys wore tunics with long pants and thin suitsand thin suits

Knee breeches were forbidden for little Knee breeches were forbidden for little boys because it was considered too boys because it was considered too mature for them, older boys mostly mature for them, older boys mostly wore themwore them

Boys usually wore dresses until the Boys usually wore dresses until the age of nine through eleven age of nine through eleven

Surprisingly the father decided when Surprisingly the father decided when the boys would, and if the boys wore the boys would, and if the boys wore dresses, and when they would stop dresses, and when they would stop wearing dresses as wellwearing dresses as well

The fathers decision was based on his The fathers decision was based on his opinion of when he thought that the opinion of when he thought that the boy was maturing boy was maturing

Girls fashionGirls fashion As well as boys, dresses very also very As well as boys, dresses very also very

poplar poplar The colors that girls wore light colors The colors that girls wore light colors

such as pink, red and yellowsuch as pink, red and yellow If the girls were attending a fancy If the girls were attending a fancy

event, they would usually ware a dress event, they would usually ware a dress that puffs out at the bottomthat puffs out at the bottom

If you are very wealthy and a girl, you If you are very wealthy and a girl, you would ware purple because purple would ware purple because purple showed that your family was very rich showed that your family was very rich and could provide you with many and could provide you with many thingsthings

Not only would they ware purple to Not only would they ware purple to show that they were filled with show that they were filled with fortune, they would also ware a type of fortune, they would also ware a type of goldish- brownish color with a pattern goldish- brownish color with a pattern of red or orangeof red or orange

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