Fashion_In_The_Elizabethan_Era

Fashion In The Elizabethan Era Fashion in the Elizabethan Era The Elizabethan Era, also known as the English Renaissance, received its name from Queen Elizabeth, the daughter of King Henry the VIII and Anne Boleyn. It spanned over a period of about 45 years, from 1558 to 1603. During this time period, England’s music, theatre, and literature flourished. The Protestant church was restored to power, and peace was brought to England. In this time of romance and grandeur, the royal kings and queens often affected the people and the world around them, and especially influenced the fashions of the time. Nobility loved fine clothes and jewels and constantly summoned courtiers (an attendant at a sovereign's court) to create breathtaking fashions. Popular styles accented the wearer’s square shoulders and small waist, a look that was created by corsets and a hoop-like linen slip called a farthingale. The farthingale was originally an importation from Spain, and consisted of a petticoat stiffened with hoops. For most of the era, the Spanish farthingale existed side by side with the French one. The look of the French farthingale was created by use of a thick, padded roll that sat like a tire around the hips of the wearer. The naked bodice, ruff, period, farthingale, era, one, made, just, jewels, form, elizabethan, very, time, skirt, shoes, part, often, french, even, during, waist, two, square, simple, shoulders, shape, queen, popular, material, lace, hood, fashions, extremely, dress, different, costume