Renaissance Theatre Costumes History

The Fair Maiden's Dress; a perfect dress for the faire or going off to market. This colorful, 16th century styled dress features coordinating front trim and re-enforced boning in the front bodice for extra strong tight lacing. We have paired this piece with the Celtic Chemise (sold separately), however it will look lovely with any of our other chemises. Poly/cotton blend. Dry clean only.

The Early Stuart Masque: Dance, Costume, and Music studies the complex impact of movements, costumes, words, scenes, music, and special effects in English illusionistic theatre of the Renaissance. Drawing on a massive amount of documentary evidence relating to English productions as well as spectacle in France, Italy, Germany, and the Ottoman Empire, the book elucidates professional ballet, theatre management, and dramatic performance at the early Stuart court. Individual studies take a fresh lo... [Read More]

Designed for youth, our Maiden's Chemise is a light, airy under garment made of muslin that can be worn alone or with a decorative overdress like our Maiden Overdress. It even doubles as a nightgown! Fully adjustable in the neck and sleeve area with draw strings so it can fit nearly any body type and grow with your child. The short sleeves have ruffles and bows. An indispensable garment for the discerning young lady from Medieval through Renaissance. One size in natural color, it simply pulls ov... [Read More]

Why did Queen Elizabeth I compare herself with her disastrous ancestor Richard II? Why would Ben Jonson transform Queen Anne and her ladies into Amazons as entertainment for the pacifist King James? How do the concepts of costume as high fashion and as self-fashioning, as disguise and as the very essence of theatre, relate to one other? How do portraits of poets help create the author that readers want, and why should books, the embodiment of the word, be illustrated at all? What conventions con... [Read More]

This Renaissance shirt features a stand up collar and lace up front. The sleeves are wide and roomy and end with an elastic gather. The tucks on the back yoke, sleeve tops and front yoke add to its attractiveness. Wonderful color choices of blue, cocoa or wine. 100% cotton. Available in S, M, L, XL and XXL.

The increased use of quality designs in 19th-century manufactured goods created a steady demand during that period for collections of decorative patterns. This volume reproduces one such collection ― an extremely rare and valuable portfolio of 376 motifs assembled more than a century ago by two French Jesuit scholars. Relying on historical wall and floor tiles, textile patterns, tapestries, wall hangings, and other designs originating in the Middle Ages, the Renaissance, and later European and... [Read More]

Greaet book featuring costume and clothing design from the Medieval, Gothic, Renaissance and Baroque periods. 95 black and white illustrations / line drawings of costumes and clothing. Hats, gloves, footwear, shoes, boots, dresses, mens coats, pants, stockings, Church Vestments, jewelry and other items. 151 pages. Measures 5 by 8 inches. Interesting book, nicely illustrated.

These period knee black knee britches have a royal satin-like finish. They feature a button-up front with a lace-up back and laced calves. 100% cotton, available in sizes S/M or L/XL.

This volume forms part of the 5-volume set "Early English Stages 1300-1660." This set examines the history of the development of dramatic spectacle and stage convention in England from the beginning of the fourteenth century to 1660.