makw opened this issue on May 28, 2002 ยท 23 posts
leather-guy posted Thu, 30 May 2002 at 12:23 AM
For anyone interested, here's a few reasonably priced reference books on clothing of the period in my collection; Tudor Costume & Fashion by Norris (softcover, Dover press) Vol 2 of Patterns of Fashion; 156--1620 English Renaissance by Janet Arnold (papermac/Drama Book) Tailor's Pattern Book; 1589 (softcover, Costume & Fashion Press) And of course the "Olde Standarde" ref; Elizabethan Costuming for the years 1550-1580 by Winter & Savoy (Softcover, An Other Times Publications) I have a copy of "The Queen's Closet" (I think that's the title) which is an inventory of Elizabeth's wardrobe, but it's loaned out, and I don't recall the author or exact title (Don't think I paid more than $125.00 for it at a museum giftshop in London. Of these I consider Patterns of fashions the best source, as it includes photos of construction details of surviving Elizabethan clothing from museums and private collections as well as portraits of the original owners wearing them (where possible).