RUGA - Gleann Abhann

Whip Me, Beat Me...Make Me Wear BAD Elizabethan:

Gilding the Lily – FAS06A03

(Created by THL Charles de Bourbon)

Class Length: 1 hour

Level: Beginning costumer

Objective: In WMBM: Gilding the Lily, we will explore the basic components of an Elizabethan Dress. We will look at the construction, history and patterns for the Bodice, the Skirt, the Kirtle, the Sleeves, the Forepart, and the petticoats. We will also examine the differences in regional costume during the Elizabethan time. Finally, we will look at period color names, their modern equivalents, and discuss common colors used in gowns.

Class Content:

Section I - The Bodice

Section II - The Skirt

Section III - The Sleeves

Section IV - The Petticoat/Forepart/ Kirtle

Section V - Regional Variations

A. French

B. Spanish

C. Italian

D. Venetian

E. Polish

F. Flemish

Section VI - Color

Suggested Research Sources:

Hunnisett, Jean. Period Costume for Stage and Screen

Waugh, Norah. Corsets and Crinolines

Arnold, Janet. Queen Elizabeth's Wardrobe Unlock'd.

Arnold, Janet. Patterns of Fashion: The Cut and Construction of Men and Women's Clothing 1560-1620

Arnold, Janet. "Stays or Corset". A summary of findings on the pair of stays worn by the effigy of Queen Elizabeth. Westminster Library, London.

Alcega, Juan de. Tailor's Pattern Book 1589.

Arnold, Janet. Elizabethan and Jacobean shirts and smocks

Tucker, Carol. Dressed or Undressed for success

Leed, Drea. The Elizabethan Costuming Page ( http://www.elizabethancostume.net/)

Singman, Jeffery L. Daily Life in Elizabethan England

Jones, Ann Rosalind and Stallybrass, Peter. Renaissance Clothing and the Material of Memory

Vecellio, Cesare. Vecellio's Renaissance Costume Book (Dover pictorial archive series)

Frick, Carol Collier. Dressing Renaissance Florence: Families, Fortunes, and Fine Clothing

Various 15^th and 16^th century portraits

Syllabus kindly created for RUGA by Charles de Bourbon, July 2007.