Clothing style when queen elizabeth I was around?

Question

hi i have to sketch a picture of a man and a women dressed like they would when queen elizabeth I was alive... its a project for school, i would really appreciate some pictures or links!

thanx

Answer 1

Here are some images of royalty around Elizabeth I's time:

http://www.geocities.com/anoria_j/mediev...

Detailed information:

http://www.costumes.org/HISTORY/100pages...

Lots of pictures and info here, even though it's Wikipedia! -

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1550-1600_i...

Even more here:

http://www.tomecek.com/jay/Fashions.html

http://www.lepg.org/clothing.htm

I think you should find all you want in the above!  And good luck.

Answer 2

This might be helpful.  Elizabethian clothing was a lot of separate pieces often hooked together, sleeves were hooked or tied to bodices, which went over skirts.  Skirts were layered, overskirts, several underskirts and those awful clumbsy shoes and hoops.

men had it worse, padded shoulders, sleeves that were variously tight or padded

tights, and billowy trunks.  

However the colors were great, the fabrics exotic and everyone wore great gloves.  

Shakespeares' father was a successful glove maker.

Answer 3

http://images.google.com/images?q=queen+...

http://www.sirbacon.org/felicity.htm

Answer 4

Consider looking up Elizabethen Costume, or Tudor Clothing.

Answer 5

This very good website not only has links to several other websites with loads of great pics, it also has some useful descriptions of the clothing and fabrics of the time ~ I'm so glad your question helped me find it! Thanks :-)

http://www.kckpl.lib.ks.us/elizabeth/doc...