Ready to wear (1640s style)

Part two of my basic guide for those of us new to 1640s clothes, this time, the soldiers, from inside out: Part Two: Men* The basic unde...

Recently I've been visiting the costume department in the Museum of London and have been lucky enough to look closely at a doublet in th...

My first attempt at a basic guide for new members. Let me know what you think. Part two is written, but I need pictures. Watch this space.....

Evidence is thin for any clothes in the 1640s but in particular for accessories. Generally though it seems for most that some kind of lin...

The sash, or scarf as it was more commonly knows in the wars of the 1640s was a badge of rank, an identifier when uniforms weren’t gener...