Clothing+in+the+Elizibethan+Era

**CLOTHING! **

=**WOMEN**=

= -The bodice came down to the waist = = -The partlet or jewelry bodice had "wings" at the shoulders and came to a point at the waist. = = -The sleeves were separate from the bodice, but fastened to the bodice with laces. The sleeve was tight at the wrist, but otherwise full. Sometimes it was stuffed to keep its shape. ruffs at the wrist matched the ruff at the neck area. = = -The kirtle, a skirt, was often of different material from the bodice. The framework underneath the kirtle was called a farthingale, made of wire or whalebone, allowing the kirtle to "balloon" out from the lower body. =

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=MEN=


 * -The doublet was the most striking (and expensive) part of a man's clothing. It resembled the breastplate of armor, covering the back and chest, ridges down the front and wings at the shoulders. It was stuffed with horsehair which was quite itchy, wool or rags so it would keep its shape. **
 * -The sleeves, like women's apparel, were separate garments, tight at the wrist. They were tied to the doublet with laces. **
 * -Hose ****covered the body from the waist down; sometimes the upper area of the hose, like the doublet, was stuffed to give a more muscular look. **
 * -Breeches ****were fastened to the doublet and covered the body from the waist around the seat and over part of all of the upper leg. **
 * -The ruff was a stiffly starched ruffle at the neck, usually white. **
 * -Cloaks ****were elegant capes worn over the doublet **



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