Fashion: for men and women during the reign of Henry VIII. Both Henry VIII and Elizabeth I enforced laws dictating the fabrics, colours and types of garments that could be worn at each level of society. Rich men wore white silk shirts, frilled at the neck and wrists. Over this they wore a doublet (a bit like a tight-fitting jacket), and close-fitting striped trousers (called hose). Tudor women wore a linen shift, regardless of status. This could be washed and changed daily. The wealthier aristocratic women would demonstrate their status through their striking silhouette, highly-embellished out
Fashion: for men and women during the reign of Henry VIII. Both Henry VIII and Elizabeth I enforced laws dictating the fabrics, colours and types of garments that could be worn at each level of society. Rich men wore white silk shirts, frilled at the neck and wrists. Over this they wore a doublet (a bit like a tight-fitting jacket), and close-fitting striped trousers (called hose). Tudor women wore a linen shift, regardless of status. This could be washed and changed daily. The wealthier aristocratic women would demonstrate their status through their striking silhouette, highly-embellished outer layers, and headdress. It's worth noting that the most luxurious - including gold cloth, textiles dyed crimson red and certain types of fur such as ermine - were reserved exclusively for use by the monarch and his or her highest-ranking courtiers - and were all made by hand, and as a result very expensive.
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