can u give me facts on elizabethan clothing?
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Clothing during the reign of Elizabeth (1558-1603) has always reflected the social status of the wearer. There would be no doubt in ones mind about picking out the nobility in any given crowd. Clothing is a direct indication of wealth. Many of the upper class and nobility give their older garments to their servants rather than clean them. Some garments are even given to the local theatre groups for costumes.\n\nThe cost of clothing is related to the type of fabric and the color. Purple dye is extracted by crushing thousands of tiny sea snails; similarly, crimson dye is obtained by crushing a certain type of ant. Processed fabrics such as velvet or corduroy are costly, as are satins and other fine weaves. Cotton, wool, and flax are common.
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http://www.victoriana.com/Mens-Clothing/mens-clothing-1840.html
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1. Here is some general, background reading. You will see that traditional dress is more associated with Spain's regions than with the nation as a whole.\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Culture_of_Spain#Dress_Style\nhttp://www.britannica.com/ebi/article-208449\n\n2. Here are some pics of regional costumes that I found for you. \n(a) Miscellaneous\n(i) Regions not stated - Feria de San Isidro (photopages 4-9) \nhttp://www.feriasanisidrocastalla.com/contenido.php?ppage=4&lang=en&seccion=8&anyo=2006#nogo\n(ii) Various regions\nhttp://www.escuelai.com/spanish_culture/fiestas_espanolas/dias_festivos.html#PATIOS_DE_CÓRDOBA\n(b) Andalucia (Sevilla)\nhttp://www.andalucia.com/festival/home.htm\nhttp://www.virtualtourist.com/travel/Europe/Spain/Andalucia/Sevilla-253763/Things_To_Do-Sevilla-R-29.html\n(c) Canary Islands\nhttp://www.upliftingwords.org/News/20031217Canary.htm\n(d) Balearic Islands\nhttp://news.com.com/2062-10812_3-0.html?date=20060410\n(e) Valencia\nhttp://www.thinkspain.com/news/fotonoticia.asp?CodNoticia=3421&foto=foto3421_2.jpg\n\n3. Now let's see if you can find regional costumes for other Spanish regions:\n(a) Castilla y Leon\n(b) Catalonia\n(c) Galicia\n(d) Asturias\n(e) Cantabria\n(f) the Basque Country \n(g) La Rioja\n(h) Madrid\n(i) Murcia \n(j) Navarra
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The Sixteenth Century\nPlease see more information by clicking the link below.
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Socks - -  History\n\n        The word "sock" is derived from the Latin soccus, the Old English socc and the Middle English word socke. The "soccus" was a shoe worn by Roman comic actors. It was a "calceoli" or sock-like and fitted loosely so they could be taken off quickly. Roman’s sometimes wore soccus with sandals and then removed their sandals indoors; the soccus remained on their feet.\n\n        8th Century Barbarians wore brightly colored socks.\n\n        During the Crusades and Gothic periods (1000-1300) linen hose made from two-leg profile pieces replaced tube hose sewn together. Tapes tied to the waistband held these up. Under the hose was worn a shapeless pair of linen legs which were stitched through the crotch, hemmed at the top and gathered by a drawstring around the waist.\n\n        Over time, the outer hose were joined and called closed hose or a pair of legs.\n\n        From about 1340 onwards men started to wear shorter garments called gippons or pourpoints. Long garments survived at court and ecclesiastical and academic circles. Short garments exposed the leg and required hose that was better supported and tighter.\n\n        By the 12th century the word meant a low shoe or slipper and later a knitted foot covering sometimes extending to the knee. By 1583 the word "stocking" was used to describe a covering for the feet and legs. "Hose" came from the Old English and Old High German word hosa, meaning leg covering.\n\n        Reverend William Lee of Nottinghamshire, England invented a sock-knitting machine in l589, and started to make hosiery out of cotton, wool and silk. The machine made bright colored socks easier to produce, cheaper, and encouraged their popularity.\n\n            The developments of better knitting techniques were enveloped as well as the introduction of the full bottom hose and codpiece. The leg sections of these limb coverings were made to fit more smoothly by means of a series of small darts, hidden by embroidery, around the ankles of the hose. As doublets and suercotehardies came into general use the hose or chausses were first worn over the breeches but eventually these became only brief trunks and were then discarded in favor of the full bottom hose. Either these styles of leg coverings were attached to the doublets or jupes by cord laces with metal tap tips.\n\n        The embroidered ankle decoration known as "Clocks" were hot fashion stuff on thigh or knee high hose in the 17th Century!\n\n        In the eighteenth century both men and women wore stockings usually white made of silk or wool.\n\n        It was the Victorians in the late 19th century who insisted than men should wear dark socks especially after the death of Albert, Queen Victoria’s husband in 1861. A long period of mourning followed which, in addition to the industrial revolution, made black the most prominent color in men’s wardrobes.\n\n        In the 1930s a new circular knitting machine meant garments could be made in one piece, and no longer needed to be sewn together.\n\n        Julian Hill was one of the scientists at the Du Pont Company in Delaware, in a group led by Wallace Carothers. Hill was looking for a silk substitute, and one day he discovered that by pulling a heated rod from a mixture of coal tar, water and alcohol he could create a filament that was strong, sheer, and silk-like in appearance. Further research led to the first synthetic fiber, which soon came to be known as Polymer 6.6. Two years later, in 1937, Du Pont patented the discovery, the same year Wallace Carothers, fatally depressed, committed suicide. As a tribute to his work, Du Pont decided that he - rather than Hill should be hailed as the inventor of Polymer 6.6.\n\n        Synthetic fibers were presented to the public at the World's Fair in New York in 1939. Taking the NY from the city's initials, the fiber became known as "nylon".\n\n        Nylon
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Medieval period. I'm interested in it.
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Go to the English Royal archives in word search
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Elizabethan Occupations and Jobs\n\nhttp://www.multcolib.org/homework/eurohist.html#eliz\n\nInteresting Facts & information about Elizabethan Occupations and Jobs in Elizabethan Life\n\nhttp://www.elizabethan-era.org.uk/ \n\nhttp://www.william-shakespeare.info/site-map.htm\n\nhttp://elizabethan.org/\n\nhttp://www.luminarium.org/renlit/eliza.htm\n\nhttp://www.elizabethi.org/\n\nThe Elizabethan Theatre Links.\n\nhttp://www.bartleby.com/216/index.html#10\n\nOnline Literary Criticism Collection\n\nBritish: 1500-1700\n\nhttp://www.ipl.org/div/litcrit/bin/litcrit.out.pl?pd=British:+1500-1700\n\nGood luck.\n\nKevin, Liverpool, England.
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_clothing_and_textiles_technology
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search for images in yahoo!\nsearch for the following keywords:\nchildren, england and clothes
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Hope this helps:\n\nhttp://www.chinesemoods.com/chinese_clothing/Chinese_Products/Dress-p-5-c-19.html\nhttp://www.chinabridal.com/shopping/dress/dressgown.htm\nhttp://www.efushop.com/p_dress_hd.php\n\nGood  luck!
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Great site with pics and info.\nhttp://www.exrx.net/Lists/ExList/NeckWt.html
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check this link\nhttp://www.costumegallery.com/\n\nhttp://www.shootingstarhistory.com/earlyvictorian.html\n\nhttp://www.fashion-era.com/1923-1955_photos.htm\nhttp://www.tqnyc.org/NYC051889/\nhttp://images.google.co.uk/images?q=1853+fashion&svnum=10&hl=en&lr=
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hello Penny. try these links, they should help.\n\nWEBSITES ON THE MIDDLE AGES/MEDIEVAL LIFE\n\nhttp://www.cumbavac.org/Middle_Ages.htm\n\nhttp://www.kyrene.k12.az.us/schools/brisas/sunda/ma/mahome.htm\n\nhttp://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/middleages/contents.html\n\nA P European History Topics and Web Links Page.\n\nhttp://www.historyteacher.net/APEuroCourse/EHAPTOpics_WebLinksPage.htm\n\nClick on the blue star ( ) to get the detailed assignment sheet and a list of topics to be covered for each unit of study.  Click on the gold star ( ) to go to a page filled with extensive web links to sites and many primary source documents for that unit of study.\n\nhttp://www.fordham.edu/halsall/\n\nGood luck.\n\nKevin, Liverpool, England.
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A chemise/shift with a tight bodice (like a corset but on the outside - gives 'support') - an overskirt - bloomers - leather slippers.\n\nGenerally made of flax or wool - cotton was expensive
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untitled document  \nThe Elizabethan era was characterized by a renascent interest in the arts, long ... that have partners within their own class, such as the matches made in the ...www.shakespearefellowship.org/virtualclassroom/essaycontest/mok.
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What exactly are you looking for?\n\nThis looks like a good one:\n\nhttp://www.mnsu.edu/emuseum/history/middleages/\n\nWikipedia is good, too:\n\nhttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Middle_Ages\n\nThis one, too, by subjects and people:\n\nhttp://www.themiddleages.net/index.html\n\nTry this one, too:\n\nhttp://www.fcps.k12.va.us/OakViewES/harris/96-97/agespages/middle-ages/\n\nI think that's enough to be going on with...