Elizabethan Costumes

Clothing during the 15th to 16th centuries was an indicator of one's status. While the nobility wore fabrics with rich colors and fine embroidery, the common folk wore drab colors in wool or flax. The Men typically wore boots, pants (called breeches), a shirt, a vest (also know as a jerkin), and a hat. Women would often wear an over and under skirt, a bodice, a shirt, and a hat, scarf, or snood.

In our next post...costumes for the nobility.