Sites in this category cover costumes from the Renaissance, approximately 1400-1600, in Europe and near areas. This era also includes Elizabethan, and some Shakespearean clothing. Major clothing influences came from the countries of Spain and Italy.
Articles reprinted from the Renaissance Herald covering hosiery, codpieces, dyes and fabric, shoes, corsets, and sumptuary laws. Hosted by Renaissance Dancewear. renaissancedancewear.com/morsels.html
Links, articles, and pictures of English costume 1550-1600. Construction, research, underpinnings, headgear, colors and fabrics, accessories, detailing, and decoration. Corset and smock pattern generators. costume.dm.net
Instructional diagrams and patterns with documentation regarding the construction of a period costume for the Romani woman. www.camdentor.org/gypsyclass.htm