This dress is an example of what Queen Elizabeth would have worn. It is a typical dress of a wealthy women.
$
5,000.00
Silk Dress
This is another dress of the Elizabethan era that wealthy and upper class women would wear. This dress is made of silk and satin.
$
3,000.00
Dress
This dress is made from satin, silk and velvet. The silk would have been imported from Asia. The colors used would have been from dyes from the Meditaranean.
$
2,000.00
Peasant Dress
This is an example of a peasant's dress. A peasant's dress would usually be made from cotton and linen.
$
70.00
Undergarments
Corset
The corset was worn under the dress. It tried to flatten the torso and raise the bust line. It was usually constructed from whalebone and silk.
$
100.00
Undergarnmet
The undergarment was worn beneath the dress and was made from cotton. It consisted of a type blouse and long skirt.
$
100.00
Bumroll
The bumroll was worn under the undergarment. It made the hips look round and made sure that the dress rested on something and made it poofier.
$
20.00
Petticoat
The petticoat was an underskirt worn for warmth and for decorative purposes. It made the outer skirts look bulkier.
$
50.00
Padded Bustle
The padded bustle was worn under the skirt to make it pop out in the back. It was used to exaggerate the dress in the back.
$
50.00
Boned Cage Bustle
Like the padded bustle it consisted of a metal cage in the back which exaggerated the dress to make it look like it was bigger.
$
100.00
Hoop Skirt
A hoop skirt is an underskirt that was stretched over hoops to support skirts. They were made of usually linen. If the person was wealthy it would consist of silk and taffeta. The hoop was made from iron wire, whale bone or steel.
$
100.00
Ruffs
Ruff
The ruff would go around the neck and were usually made very ornate. This one was made of lace.
$
70.00
Ruff
This ruff would also go around the neck and is made from lace. Some ruffs could also go around wrists.
$
70.00
Shoes
Wealthy's Shoes
Wealthy women had shoes made from silk and other materials like velvet.
$
100.00
Wealthy's Shoes
These shoes are made from silk with different colors like white and purple.
$
100.00
Peasant Shoes
Peasant women's shoes usually were made of leather and cheap materials that would usually wear out quickly.