Shakeperean time - Elizabethan period part1

CLOTHING STYLE

The Hair styles, Make-up, Jewelry and even suitable Wedding Dress has also been included. But the most alien concepts of the Elizabethan era was that, regardless of their wealth, Elizabethans were not allowed to wear what clothes they liked. Their clothing and items of apparel were dictated by the Elizabethan Sumptuary Laws which governed the style and materials worn!
 

Elizabethan Clothing for Women	Elizabethan Clothing for Men
Underclothes! Smock or shift, also called a chemise made of linen Stockings or hose Corset or bodice Farthingale - a hooped skirt A Roll or Rowle Stomacher Petticoat Kirtle Forepart Partlet Over Clothes! Gown Separate sleeves Ruff Cloak Shoes Hat	Underclothes! Shirt Stockings or hose Codpiece Corset Over Clothes! Doublet Separate sleeves Breeches Belt Ruff Cloak Shoes Hat
Elizabethan Clothing for Women	Elizabethan Clothing for Men

The Sumptuary Laws - Enforcing statutes of Apparel - Governing Elizabethan Clothing!The Elizabethan Sumptuary Clothing Laws were used to control behaviour and to ensure that a specific class structure was maintained! English Sumptuary Laws governing the clothing that Elizabethans wore were well known by all of the English people. The penalties for violating Sumptuary Laws could be harsh - fines, the loss of property, title and even life!

Elizabethan Clothing, Fashion and the Sumptuary LawsElizabethan clothes provided information about the status of the person wearing them. This was not just dictated by the wealth of the person, it also reflected their social standing. Only Royalty were permitted to wear clothes trimmed with ermine. Lesser Nobles were allowed to wear clothing trimmed with fox and otter and so on and so forth! Elizabethan Sumptuary Laws dictated what colors and type of clothing individuals were allowed to own and wear, an easy and immediate way to identify rank and privilege. The materials and even the colors of Elizabethan clothing were therefore very important and sections have been dedicated to these subjects in relation to dyes, fabrics and the type of clothes that men were allowed to wear and the type of clothing that Elizabethan women were allowed to wear! As you read through the restrictions placed on Elizabethan clothing the subject becomes more and more fascinating. The importance and significance of costumes used in the Elizabethan theatres also becomes very clear!