tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16981893.post2806799156828008245..comments2024-03-28T14:17:26.219-05:00Comments on Tudor Q and A: Question from Brittany - Hoods and headwear fashion in Elizabeth's reignLarahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16630629272030282584noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16981893.post-17314776681335092512009-04-02T13:47:00.000-05:002009-04-02T13:47:00.000-05:00Elizabeth M is quite correct: The French hood had ...Elizabeth M is quite correct: The French hood had begun to pass from fashion by the time Elizabeth became queen, and was completely out of fashion by the end of her reign. In fact, by about 1590, berets and loose floppy hats of the kind often seen at Renaissance festivals had come into fashion, if a hat was worn at all. <BR/><BR/>But remember, the portrait Elizabeth M mentions, circa 1546, was painted was done more than 50 years before the last portrait of the queen. We should expect fashion to change over the course of half a century.PhD Historiannoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-16981893.post-25429253831316834412009-04-02T11:30:00.000-05:002009-04-02T11:30:00.000-05:00She was painted at least once, the famous painting...She was painted at least once, the famous painting here on the website of her in the light red dress and hood, done c. 1546, when she was about 13. I think it was about fashion. By the time Elizabeth was queen, the French hood, as popularized by Anne Boleyn in England, had been declining in fashion.Elizabeth M.https://www.blogger.com/profile/06330931223602544209noreply@blogger.com