Fabric and patterns
Figured silks with elaborate pomegranate or artichoke patterns are still seen in this period, especially in … See more

Shirts, doublets, and jerkins
Linen shirts had deep cuffs. Shirt sleeves became fuller throughout the period. To the 1620s, a collar … See more

Flat shoes were worn to around 1610, when a low heel became popular. The ribbon tie over the instep that had appeared on late See more

• 1 – c.1608
• 2 – c.1620
• 3 – 1627
• 4 – c.1635
• 5 – 1636
• 6 – 1643 See more

Gowns, bodices, and petticoats
In the early years of the new century, fashionable bodices had high necklines or extremely low, rounded necklines, and short wings at the shoulders. Separate closed cartwheel ruffs were sometimes worn, with the … See more

In Protestant and Catholic countries, attempts were made to simplify and reform the extravagances of dress. Louis XIII of France issued sumptuary laws in 1629 and 1633 that prohibited lace, gold trim and lavish embroidery for all but the highest nobility and … See more

• Ashelford, Jane (1996). The Art of Dress: Clothing and Society 1500–1914. Abrams. ISBN 0-8109-6317-5.
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