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Elizabethan Ladies Dress 101 – FAS06A02
(Created by Mary-Grace of Gatland)
Level of Content: Beginner- this for people new to the SCA or new to the period.
Estimated Length of Class: 1 hour
Course Description: This class will help students learn about the evolution of fashion in this period, as well as what constitutes the proper layers, fabrics , colors and accessories in creating and authentic Elizabethan look.
Learning Objectives: By the end of this class, students should be able to:
1. Understand all the layers worn by an Elizabethan Lady
2. Be comfortable in making appropriate fabric and color choices
3. Have resources for helping them with pattern making for these garments.
4. A comfort level to make a first attempt at a period Elizabethan Garment
Suggested Teaching Resources:
Books:
The Tudor Tailor, Reconstructing 16th Century Dress, Ninya Mikhalia and Jane Malcolm Davies, Costume and Fashion Press 2006
Elizabeth’s London, Everyday life in Elizabethan London ,Liza Picard, Pheonix, 1998
Patterns of Fashion, The cut and construction of Clothes for Men and Woman c1560-1620, Janet Arnold, Quite Specific Media Group, 1985.
Queen Elizabeth’s Wardrobe Unlock’d, Janet Arnold, W.S. Maney & Sons, LTD., 1988
Elizabeth, The Exhibition at the National Maritime Museum with Guest Curator David Starkey, Edited by Susan Doran, Chatto & Windus with the National Maritime Museum, 2003.
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Syllabus kindly made for RUGA by Mary Grace of Gatland, 2/9/07.
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