Elizabethan Era Fashion
Did every woman in London during the Elizabethan Era wear cages under their dresses so that it "poofed" out a little more and looked more elegant? Did all servants wear unsophisticated outfits? How much did a woman really wear for a special occasion? Hats....do men wear them all the time?
Almost everything you wanted to know about fashion during the Elizabethan Era will be explained here on this site. From the outfits the servants wore, to the layers after layers of clothing aristocratic women dressed in to attend a spectacular party...there is so much to know about the clothing Elizabethan people wore!
Romeo and Juliet: Act 2, Scene IV, line 99-100
"Nurse
Peter, take my fan, and go before and
apace.
Exeunt" (II, 4, 99-100)
This quote from 'Romeo and Juliet' by William Shakespeare clearly relates to the topic of fashion. This quote shows how women carried their accessories, such as handkerchiefs, purses or fans, everywhere. Even maids would carry fans during the Elizabethan Era. High-class women would carry around even more belongings than the lower class women, because they were wealthier.
Shakespeare, William. "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet." Prentice Hall
Literature. By Kate Kinsella et al. New Jersey: Pearson Education,
2002. 771-874. Print.
Works Cited
British Painter. Portrait of a Noblewoman. 16th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. Web. 2 Apr. 2013.
Clarke, Steven, dir. Elizabeth: Glorianna - BBC History Documentary. Ed. Harry Benet. Youtube. Youtube, 20 Dec. 2012. Web. 2 Apr. 2013.
English. Purse. late 16th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. Web. 2 Apr. 2013.
French. Robe a La Francaise. 1765. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. Web. 2 Apr. 2013.
Hilliard, Nicholas. Second Earl of Essex. 1588. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. Web. 2 Apr. 2013.
Hoppner, John. The Sackville Children. 1796. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. Web. 2 Apr. 2013.
Leed, Drea, ed. Elizabethan Costuming Page. N.p., 1997. Web. 1 Apr. 2013.
Lister, Margot. Costume: An Illustrated Survey from Ancient Times to the Twentieth Century. Boston: PLAYS, INC., 1968. Print.
Secara, Maggie, ed. Life in Elizabethan England. 11th ed. Paula Kate Marmor, 2011. Web. 1 Apr. 2013.
Shakespeare, William. "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet." Prentice Hall Literature. By Kate Kinsella et al. New Jersey: Pearson Education, 2002. 771-874. Print.
Almost everything you wanted to know about fashion during the Elizabethan Era will be explained here on this site. From the outfits the servants wore, to the layers after layers of clothing aristocratic women dressed in to attend a spectacular party...there is so much to know about the clothing Elizabethan people wore!
Romeo and Juliet: Act 2, Scene IV, line 99-100
"Nurse
Peter, take my fan, and go before and
apace.
Exeunt" (II, 4, 99-100)
This quote from 'Romeo and Juliet' by William Shakespeare clearly relates to the topic of fashion. This quote shows how women carried their accessories, such as handkerchiefs, purses or fans, everywhere. Even maids would carry fans during the Elizabethan Era. High-class women would carry around even more belongings than the lower class women, because they were wealthier.
Shakespeare, William. "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet." Prentice Hall
Literature. By Kate Kinsella et al. New Jersey: Pearson Education,
2002. 771-874. Print.
Works Cited
British Painter. Portrait of a Noblewoman. 16th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. Web. 2 Apr. 2013.
Clarke, Steven, dir. Elizabeth: Glorianna - BBC History Documentary. Ed. Harry Benet. Youtube. Youtube, 20 Dec. 2012. Web. 2 Apr. 2013.
English. Purse. late 16th century. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. Web. 2 Apr. 2013.
French. Robe a La Francaise. 1765. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. Web. 2 Apr. 2013.
Hilliard, Nicholas. Second Earl of Essex. 1588. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. Web. 2 Apr. 2013.
Hoppner, John. The Sackville Children. 1796. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York. Heilbrunn Timeline of Art History. Web. 2 Apr. 2013.
Leed, Drea, ed. Elizabethan Costuming Page. N.p., 1997. Web. 1 Apr. 2013.
Lister, Margot. Costume: An Illustrated Survey from Ancient Times to the Twentieth Century. Boston: PLAYS, INC., 1968. Print.
Secara, Maggie, ed. Life in Elizabethan England. 11th ed. Paula Kate Marmor, 2011. Web. 1 Apr. 2013.
Shakespeare, William. "The Tragedy of Romeo and Juliet." Prentice Hall Literature. By Kate Kinsella et al. New Jersey: Pearson Education, 2002. 771-874. Print.