Fashion Feature Part Three: 1500s

Examples of dress from the 1500s:

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Elizabeth Tudor ascended the throne in 1558

Mary Tudor – sister of Henry VIII

Leather Jerkin, circa 1550-1600 (Museum of London) Via: The Pragmatic Costumer

Cape, 16th century – may have been male or female

Believed to be from 1560, this is called the “Red Dress of Pisa.” It is a Florentine gown from the sixteenth century – it was found on a wooden effigy at San Matteo. It is housed at the Palazzo Reale di Pisa (Museum Nazionale).

circa 1520

Dress of Queen Mary of Habsburg – made between 1520-1530, in the Hungarian National Museum

Marguerite de Valois (1553-1615). Said to have been the most beautiful woman in the world at that time.

Doublet

Part One Here

and

Part Two Here

There is a lot more I could explore throughout these eras, I mean I don’t even consider this scratching the surface! So definitely expect more history and pictures in a future Fashion Feature.