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Elizabethan London Clothes and Beauty

Elizabethan London Clothes and Beauty. Sarah Brown And Mackenzie Parker. Ruffs. Worn by all, upper and lower classes. Expensive, unbecoming, uncomfortable. Elaborate ruffs could have up to 600 pleats. The fashionable would wear more than one. Men’s Clothing. Bottom to Top Shirt

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Elizabethan London Clothes and Beauty

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  1. Elizabethan LondonClothes and Beauty Sarah Brown And Mackenzie Parker

  2. Ruffs • Worn by all, upper and lower classes. • Expensive, unbecoming, uncomfortable. • Elaborate ruffs could have up to 600 pleats. • The fashionable would wear more than one.

  3. Men’s Clothing • Bottom to Top • Shirt • Stockings • Codpiece • Corset • Doublet • Separate sleeves • Breeches • Belt • Ruff • Cloak or Gown • Shoes • Hat

  4. Men’s Fashion Doublet: Codpiece:

  5. What were they wearing?Women Clothing: • Bottom to top • Smock • Stockings • Corset or bodice • Farthingale • Bum-Roll • Petticoat • Kirtle • Forepart • Partlet • Gown • Separate sleeves • Ruff • Cloak • Shoes • Hat

  6. Farthingale “The fashionable Elizabethan woman was a walking pincushion” Bum-Roll

  7. Children’s Fashion • Until the child was five of six years old their dress was very similar. • Round seven the boys would begin to dress like grown men.

  8. Underwear and Sleepwear • Men: Used their shirttails as underwear. • Women: Wore stiffened bodices that were often lined with linen. Both sexes wore long night gowns along with a night cap to bed.

  9. Shoes and Hats • Most shoes were made of leather • All hand crafted • Queen Elizabeth had around 40 pairs of velvet shoes.

  10. Cosmetics • Women wore two colors. A white powder and a red gloss. • Unfortunately, the make-up available was very toxic. • Hair dyeing was done with berries. • The rich would wear expensive, elaborate wigs to cover graying hair. • All men were to keep their beards short, and usually went to barber once a week.

  11. Dental Care • Need a tooth removed, because of rotting or another reason? • No dentist • No anesthesia • EEKKK!!!

  12. Questions • What was an essential part of making a nice ruff? • What part of men’s fashion did Elizabeth try to outlaw? • What is the difference between cloaks and gowns? • What would women wear under their dresses?

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