Elizabethan Costuming Page

The Elizabethan Costuming Page is written and maintained by Drea Leed, a teacher, speaker and author specializing in sixteenth‐century costumes. This site covers many details of Renaissance costume, featuring Elizabethan costumes, which is the clothing worn during the reign of Queen Elizabeth I of England (1558‐1603). The Costuming Page features information on the popularity of individual styles, illustrations, historical examples, definitions, and modern reproductions. The information included is selected carefully by the author, who is a scholar of the period. That selection process should make this site a primary resource for historians, students, and costumers.

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