Ready to wear (1640s style)

There aren't many shirts left in existence from our period, let alone relatively basic ones, but this is an exception. It's kept in ...

On the face of it, a soldier’s coat is exactly that, a coat or overgarment. However in many pictures it is obvious that another layer was us...

Women of almost every degree in society wore an apron indoors and outdoors. It was a simple functional garment that was sufficiently common...

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...