Peasant Tudor Women S Clothing. Peasant women and servants wore a dress with a fairly short skirt and an apron. Portraits show a woman s silhouette is conical in shape whereas the men s.
Fashion in the period 1550 1600 in western european clothing was characterized by increased opulence. People could not buy already made clothes during that time. Wigs were also popular with women and when mary queen of scots was beheaded it is said that her wig fell off.
During this time medieval peasant women would make clothing for the entire family and they invested a lot of their time spinning and weaving in the main room.
Peasant clothing was usually made of rough wool or linen spun or woven by the women of the family. The following article is written by bess chilver costumer and tudor dress expert. Their stockings were made of cloth and tied above the knee. Neck ruffs high frilly collars were extremely popular throughout the tudor period.