From powdered wigs and embroidered court coats to the modern dinner suit, men’s formal wear has changed in response to politics, industry and shifting ideas of respectability. The story is not a simple march from extravagance to restraint. Different garments acquired different meanings, and the boundary between formal and informal dress moved repeatedly. The suit …
Fox hunting, a sport steeped in both controversy and ceremony, is as much about social codes and costumes as it is about the chase itself. From the cry of the hounds echoing through English countryside lanes to the flash of scarlet coats cresting a hill, this ritual has been central to Britain’s rural elite for …
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com 1714-1800+ Georgian Women’s Hair & Headdresses This costume history page is about hair fashion history. It consists of a selection of women only headdresses and hairstyle illustrations and original from 1714 to 1800+ taken from English Costume History by Dion Clayton Calthrop. This page is about female headdresses and …
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com This costume history information consists of Pages 81-91 of the chapter on late 13th century and early 14th century dress in the Middle Ages era of Edward The First 1272-1307 and taken from English Costume by Dion Clayton Calthrop. The 36 page section consists of a text copy of …
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com This costume history information consists of Pages 92-101 of the chapter on the early 14th century dress in the era of Edward The Second 1307 -1327 and taken from English Costume by Dion Clayton Calthrop. The 36 page section consists of a text copy of the book ENGLISH COSTUME …
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com This late Jacobean costume history page consists of images 25-32 from Wenceslas Hollar’s Ornatus Muliebris Anglicanus – and from the book ENGLISH COSTUME PAINTED & DESCRIBED BY DION CLAYTON CALTHROP. English Women’s Dress of the 17th Century – Wenceslas Hollar Engravings, Drawings by Wenceslaus Hollar, circa 1650 page 5 …
Jacobean era fashion was characterized by rich, ornate clothing with exaggerated sleeves, ruffs, and high collars for the upper classes, while the lower classes wore simpler, functional garments.
Includes dresses worn by wives of King Henry VIII. This Tudor costume history information consists of Pages 247-273 of the chapter on early to mid-century 16th century dress in the 38 YEAR REIGN era of Henry The Eighth 1509-1547 and taken from English Costume by Dion Clayton Calthrop. The 36 page section consists of a …
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com King Henry V Costume History 1413-1422 Pictures and Text by Dion Clayton Calthrop A MAN OF THE TIME OF HENRY V – 1413-1422 A WOMAN OF THE TIME OF HENRY V – 1413-1422 This costume history information consists of Pages 161-175 of the chapter on 15th century dress in …
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com This costume history information consists of Pages 383-394 of the chapter on very late 17th century dress in the 13 YEAR REIGN era of William III and Mary 1689-1702 and taken from English Costume by Dion Clayton Calthrop. The 36 page section consists of a text copy of the …