most influential tudor monarchs on
Western European Fahion
Queen Elizabeth I over 3,000 gowns and
headpieces in her wardrobe
pale complexion and high forehead; jewels, embroidery, ribbons, and lace
King Henry VIII spent 16,000 ducats (= $3,140,000 today) on clothing annually
slashing & puffing and stuffing sleeves & shoulders
Sumptuary Laws: Elizabeth I's 1574 statute
Purple silk and sable fur: Reserved strictly for the Queen, King, and their family members. Velvet: The colors crimson and scarlet being reserved for only the highest nobility: dukes, marquises, and earls. Tinseled cloth: Cloth that was woven with strands of gold and silver, that is, tinsel, was reserved for the nobility including viscounts and barons. Gold, silver, or pearl embroidery: Reserved for dukes, marquises, earls (including the children of all three), viscounts, barons, and Knights of the Garter. Lynx and civet cat fur: Restricted to the above ranks, and including the wives of men who can dispend 100 by the year. Enameled buttons, chains, etc.: Restricted to the above nobility, and including wives of barons' sons, and wives of knights.
Katherine of Aragon from Spain introduced the Spanish farthingale to England
Anne Boleyn made French fashions of crescent caps/French hoods and tight, square-necked bodices popular in royal courts
Jane Seymour in crimson velvet, and the undersleeves and forepart of gold brocade; the smooth, cylindrical torso.
Katherine Howard wore a fur-sleeved, long necked gown.
Anne of Cleves introduced Flemish styles the English court, including leg-ofmutton sleeves
Katherine of Parr has the high collared neckline that was popular during the 1500’s
Silk, satin, and damask: Reserved for the above, and including knights' daughters. Edward VI used those styles to attempt to hide is small, slight figure rather than to accentuate his manly features as his father did.