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Dressing the Tudor Lady

The kirtle was a garment that supported the bust and created the correct silhouette for the period. It was worn over the petticoat, and from the 1540s onwards, over the farthingale. It seems that the kirtle bodice was stiffened in some way, usually with buckram. This was a stiffened linen which may have had additional stiffening consisting of some kind of “boning”.

Woman's Dress and Petticoat (Robe à la française), Unknown, England, circa 1765, Costumes, Silk plain weave (faille) with silk and metallic-thread supplementary-weft patterning, and metallic lace.

Jon Moore (inset), spent years working for the Queen's dressmaker Hardy Amies (the monarch is seen left and right in Amies' designs), and recalls how his mentor relished creating her looks.

Woman's Dress (Robe à l'anglaise), Unknown, England, circa 1790, Costumes, Cotton plain weave, block printed and hand painted.

size: 12x9in Giclee Print: Court Costume in England around 1400 - Court Dress in England about 1400. Antique Hand-Colored Prin :

Classic Lolita is a substyle of Lolita fashion that is very inspired by historic fashion and is characterized by Victorian elegance and class. The silhouette of Classic Lolita (more often than other styles), features an A-line skirt, with skirts usually being longer than what you would expect to see in other Lolita coordinates. Tea length skirts (skirts that come to the mid calf) are extremely common, with underskirts (a slip-like skirt with a lace ruffle at the very bottom) can be used to…