tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16981893.post2121567409255276538..comments2024-03-28T15:16:29.965-05:00Comments on Tudor Q and A: Question from Taryn - Fashion of Henry VIII's reignLarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16630629272030282584noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16981893.post-82400203049759758422011-01-29T15:44:25.418-06:002011-01-29T15:44:25.418-06:00This is a fabulous website - jam packed filled wit...This is a fabulous website - jam packed filled with costume through the ages and has a wonderful section on the Tudor period (dress throughout Europe) - women's attire only - but fascinating. Make sure you dig deep, as there are albums, and sub-albums, etc - with lots of links about the women wearing the dresses...<br /><br />http://www.gogmsite.net/grand_ladies_of_the_farthin.htmlCoraleenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16981893.post-27928474526763711922011-01-19T22:26:51.903-06:002011-01-19T22:26:51.903-06:00Tudor Princess, eek! That list is not helping my A...Tudor Princess, eek! That list is not helping my Amazon budget any!Susan Higginbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16981893.post-34124285293732883442011-01-18T07:52:10.446-06:002011-01-18T07:52:10.446-06:00Another good book by Maria Hayward on this subject...Another good book by Maria Hayward on this subject is "Dress at the Court of Henry VIII" which delves into some depth into the wardrobe of Henry and his queens and family.<br /><br />"The Tudor Tailor" by Jane Malcolm- Davies and Ninya Mikhaila reconstructs Tudor dress (there are patterns in it for making various Tudor garments including a chemise and a lady's court dress from the time of Henry VIII and they also have a very good website with further information on. Their book also takes in the Elizabethan era too.<br /><br />Jane Ashelford's "Visual History of Costume in the Sixteenth Century" is out of print but recommended as it literally goes through the century from year to year so you get a good idea of how costume developed. There is also a book by Lena Rangstrom called, "Lions of Fashion - Male Fashion of the 16th, 17th and 18th Centuries" but I think it is out of print and I haven't personally got a copy.<br /><br />In answer to your question about masques, there is very little information about costume worn in the reign of Henry VIII (there may be some extant descriptions eg Henry liked to dress up as Robin Hood!).<br /><br />There is more on Elizabethan and Jacobean masques - in "Artists of the Tudor Court" by Roy Strong, there is a chapter on tournaments and masques with illustrations of ladies in masque dress. The ladies have not abandoned their chemises but wear highly- transparent chemises (probably from fine lawn) under which can be seen their breasts which means this was a very sexy look! This was topped off with some very elaborate headresses.tudor princesshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07243385495901442111noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16981893.post-74258979778324435362011-01-16T22:24:10.977-06:002011-01-16T22:24:10.977-06:00There's a book called Rich Apparel by Maria Ha...There's a book called Rich Apparel by Maria Hayward that focuses on the sumptuary laws and on what fabrics and colors the various social groups wore.Susan Higginbothamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13517907583894026599noreply@blogger.com