Archive for January, 2008
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Thursday, January 31st, 2008For those in the Tudor era who were a little too conservative to wear the low cut stomachers that all but served as a platter for displaying their pushed up bosoms, there was the partlet. A partlet was kind of like a small yoke piece that covered the shoulders and chest. This was a rectangular […]
Stomacher
Wednesday, January 30th, 2008The stomacher was an accessory that was part of the overdress - you’ll get more on the overall overdress later. Tantalizing, I know. ;) Hehehe The overdress usually was missing a large portion of the front of the gown, I’m not sure why but perhaps I’ll find out in my research of the overdress. At […]
Farthingale
Tuesday, January 29th, 2008The farthingale was actually the hoop skirt of the Tudor era. This was basically a dress that had hoops imbedded in the fabric, hence the modern day term of hoop skirt. The hoops were initially made of a green reed, but later made with willow cuttings and whale bones. Sometimes rope was […]
Petticoats
Thursday, January 24th, 2008The petticoat was another item in a women’s wardrobe, though typically this was only involved in a rich women’s wardrobe. Initially, women only had on petticoat to wear. The reason for the petticoat was to give the dress the woman wore a lovely belled shape. I know I personally love ANY dress that incorporates that […]
Corsets
Tuesday, January 22nd, 2008The corset was an interesting torture device that women during the Tudor era were subjected to. The ultimate goal of a corset was not to make the waist slender as it was during the Victoria era or the hold the breasts in place as it is in today’s society. The reason for the corset was […]
Chemise
Wednesday, January 16th, 2008I was thinking the other day of all the amounts of clothes that a person had to wear during the Tudor era, primarily the women. So I thought it would be very interesting to post all the different layers that they wore on my blog.
Starting first and foremost is the chemise which today is French […]
Rich vs. Poor Homes
Sunday, January 13th, 2008As you can imagine, there was a vast difference between the homes of the nobles and the homes of the poor, but what exactly were they both like? Well, let’s start with the poor since it’s probably more interesting. Usually these homes contained at most three rooms. Only half of the home was the structured […]
The Codpiece
Sunday, January 13th, 2008The codpiece, or in Middle English was referred to as a codpece, which literally translated from Latin to mean scrotum bag, has an interesting origination. As is common knowledge, all men in the medieval days all the way through the Tudor era wore hose. These hose were not equipped with the convenient flap that most […]
Tudor Walker
Friday, January 11th, 2008I was doing some research to try to find more out about Tudor education so I could post a new article (since I’ve been slacking lately!) when I stumbled upon a picture of a baby walker from the Tudor period. I’ll try to attach the picture – a true test to my computer skills… At […]
“The Tudors” Review
Tuesday, January 8th, 2008Showtimes, The Tudors series, was just released on DVD on 1/2/08. As I’d been waiting for it to come out since I heard about it, I immediately snatched it up, thrilled that it only cost about $30 - which it what Showtime would have been per month for me if I’d signed up to watch […]
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