16th century fashion

Don Juan d'Austria (1547-1578) by Juan Pantoja de la Cruz, circa second half of 16th century

World4 Costume Culture History

History of fashion My favorites: 2010s, 2000s, 1940s, 1930s, 1960s, 1750s, 1700s, 1730s, 1660s, 1640s, 1560s, 1520s, 1480s. And yours?

Northern Renaissance (1500-1600)

Costume Dame de Toulouse. Bourgeois women from Toulouse in the fashion of 1538. Renaissance period. Costumes historiques par Achille Devéria

Bespoke costumes and corsets inspired by 16th century fashions

This is beautiful, historical 16th century Tudor style gown, will have you ready for the Queen's court!Made according to historical woman fashion first half of 16th century, and main inspiration was historical portrait of Anna Boleyn. Tailored according to historical patterns, wear layers and fastenings.Set includes:-Chemise made of white cotton;-Hoop petticoat (farthingale);-Kirtle underdress made of decorative fabric and cotton calico, with build in bodice stays, with back lacing, and…

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I made this headband in April to go with my Italian gowns. It is meant to be worn with Italian style-hair; i.e. the rolled front swept back into a bun or hair taped or hidden in a caul. The band sits subtly behind and slightly under the rolled part of the hair. This band was a bit of an experiment, based on Italian sixteenth century female portraits. Unfortunately, I can''t find any extant examples (they were probably broken up and elements re-used when fashions changed.) I used velveteen…