Ready to wear (1640s style)

I’ve been asked for a list of suppliers, so here are my recommendations. They are all UK based and most do mail order, though there’s no sub...

I've got to recommend this book, it's becoming my bible. It's a kind of follow on to the Janet Arnold series of books, but has b...

Unless you were rich and had someone to dress your hair fashionably, as a woman in the 1640s it was normal to cover your head, possibly with...

In the seventeenth century, shirts were made of unbleached linen, the fabric varying from coarse canvas to fine weave, and ranged from brown...

The basic item of underclothing for a woman in the seventeenth century the smock was a long T-shaped garment, made of linen with sleeves ...

Following a discussion that started over a picture from a 1640s publication showing a ballad seller, I asked a few experts their opinion of ...

Usually known for: a. The Little Mermaid b. the Tuborg Brewery c. The Tivoli Garden, Copenhagen is also home to a rather special museu...