Ready to wear (1640s style)

Just found this picture. It's not exactly contemporary but probably painted not long after the event. It's one of a series painted b...

It is obvious from printed accounts and inventories that woollen hats were a common item of headgear in the 17th century. What they look...

Seemingly the most popular hat in 1640s England was made from felt with a wide brim and a high crown. Most of the images and woodcuts show ...

The breeches worn in the civil war were generally of a different colour of to that of the coat. Unless you were in the Oxford army, breeches...

Some 1640s reenactors, mainly pikemen choose a different style of footwear than the standard lace up shoe that I talked about in an earlier ...

In 1643, the Oxford Army was issued with coats, breeches and montero caps: "all the common soldiers then at Oxford were new appareled...

The Soldier's coat as a top layer was generally loose fitting but as many were issued rather than made to fit, this is not a strict his...