Elizabethan era

Elizabethan redirects here. For the Elizabethan architectural style, see Tudor style.

Fashion and the domestic arts

Elizabethan court fashion was heavily influenced by Spanish and French styles. Notable garments of this period include the farthingale for women, military styles like the mandilion for men, and ruffs for both sexes.

Related Topics:
Fashion - Farthingale - Mandilion - Ruffs

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The Elizabethan era also saw a great flowering of domestic embroidery for both clothing and furnishings. Predominant styles include canvas work generally done in tent stitch and blackwork in silk on linen. Toward the end of the reign the fashion for blackwork gradually gave way to polychrome work in silk that foreshadows the crewelwork in wool that would dominate Jacobean embroidery.

Related Topics:
Embroidery - Clothing - Canvas work - Tent stitch - Blackwork - Silk - Linen - Polychrome - Crewelwork - Jacobean embroidery

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The food of this time period includes lear (an oatmeal like dish with peas or beans), all types of animal meat, and numerous types of fruits and vegetables. A banquet was used for a dessert or snack course.

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