Ready to wear (1640s style)

I was recently asked to comment on the clothes worn by a cartoon character in a 1640s satirical broadsheet. It was obvious when I looked c...

This man’s shirt is made from finely woven white linen and embroidered in black silk. It has been dated from between 1585 and 1620.  The...

The jerkin is on loan to the Royal Ceremonial Dress Collection at Kensington Palace, along with a sleeved buff coat.  The two items belo...

Some recent googling for costume information turned up a shirt that has hung in the Knaresborough Castle museum in Yorkshire for many ...

I apologise for the blatant advertising, but I'm really pleased with the way this hat turned out.  This is the closest to 17th century s...

Since the weather has been so cold recently I’ve been thinking about how folk kept their fingers warm in the 17th century. Although it wasn’...

I wanted to post these two images because they show quite nicely the details of two shirts from the period, something you don't often se...