Tudor Time Period Clothing. King henry viii had once been described as the best dressed sovereign in the world. Rich people could afford clothing made of fine wool linen or silk.
Tudor clothing continued to evolve as fashions and trends changed. His robes were the richest and most superb that could be imagined. Our knowledge of how the tudors dressed comes largely from the portraits that were made of the royal and noble members of tudor society.
Neck ruffs high frilly collars were extremely popular throughout the tudor period.
This is the order in which clothing had to be put on. Historian john guy 1988 argued that england was economically healthier more expansive and more optimistic. They were also the only ones allowed to wear clothing in gold purple and crimson. Putting on an elizabethan gown was not a simple process and including time taken for hair and makeup could take as long as half an hour.