Clothing
Shoes
Friday, February 8th, 2008Shoes during the medieval days were very boring. They were often times made of plain leather that were either plain slide on slippers that required no fasteners or the fasteners were made of a plain toggle and loop. Men and women wore similar fashions and very little experimentation was done with stitching and decoration.
As the […]
Chains of Office
Thursday, February 7th, 2008The chains of office, or livery collars as they are sometimes referred to as, came into popularity in the 14th century when introduced by the trend setter, Charles V of France in the late 1300’s. Typically the livery collar was given by people of power to their friends and employees to denote their loyalty. The […]
Partlet & Detatchable Sleeves
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 […]