Dress between 1558 and 1603 during the rule of Elizabeth I is the subject of this book. It looks at the development of clothes during her reign for both men and women, the language of dress and festive dress, as well illustrating how dress denoted social status.
Collection
Titi Halle/Cora Ginsburg LLC Collection
Lexicon
Search Terms
costume--great britain, costume--history--16th century
Legacy Lexicon
Category
Book
Book Details
Author
Jane Ashelford
Publisher
Batsford
Place Published
City
London
Country
England, United Kingdom
Continent
Europe
Date Published
1988
Call No.
GT734.A84
ISBN
713456221, 9780713456226
LCCN
88016260
Notes
Length: 159
General Notes
Note Type
Contents
Note
Women's dress 1558-1603 -- Men's dress 1558-1603 -- 'The mart of fools': London and the fashion trade -- 'Printing my thoughts in lawn': the language of dress -- 'Each degree has his fashion': dress and social status -- 'Straunge fantastick habit': festive dress.
