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Women's Fashion in 1564-1616

Updated March 24, 2016

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Linen and wool
Linen was made from the flax plant heavily felted
Heavy
Tough
Durable
silk and lace.
Silk fabrics with pomegranites and artichoke patterns were popular.
Silhouette- The silhouette was established in France and England. Bodices were used to create the hourglass shape, consisting of a petite waist and ample chest and hips

Peasant women wore long gowns with sleeveless tunics
Peasant women wore wimples to cover their hair.
Sheepskin cloaks
Woolen hats and mittens were worn in winter to protect them from the cold and rain
Peasant women spun wool into the threads that were woven into the cloth for these clothes.
http://www.learner.org/interactives/middleages/morcloth.html

Wears a variety of clothes and jewels
They were generally the ones who wore the head gear
Wear makeup with fantastic colored clothes
A "hood" was worn and placed near the back of the head, it was worn with a stiff base that was very close fitting of a ball cap.
They layered clothing with, ruffles, hoop skirts, smocks, corset, they wore long dresses that covered their arms and legs.
Wore black

1) It was actually written in the law that women had to dress a specific way

2) It was also known that women of different classes (high, middle, low) wore differnt styles

3) all of the classes wore layered clothing.

4) high class wore nothing but extravagent colored clothing

5) all women had dark accent colors in their dresses

(it was considered unapealing not to have that)

6) hair styles are last but most important. middle class and lower class were the only ones that had to cover their hair to be paled

Queen Elizabeth wore wigs which were curled and dressed with jewels.
Women wore their hair pulled back or up in curls
Married and grown women covered their hair
Hair was parted in the center and fluffed over the temples
The French hood, The Atifet and The Caul were some hairstyles worn by the royals.
Mainly up do with fancy headbands or lace accents

The middle class was a simpler version of the upper class.
These women wore few jewels and no make up.
On special occasions they wore hats and carried purses.
They also layered their clothing.
Women wore gowns comprised of a tight-fitting bodice and a fuller skirt that would hang down to the ankles
Generally wore darker colors

http://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/elizabethan-hair-styles.htm

Women&#039;s Fashion in 1564-1616