16th Century Women Costumes

Fashion is ever-changing, and while some styles mark a dramatic departure from the past, many exhibit subtle differences from year to year that are not always easily identifiable. With overviews of each key period and detailed illustrations for each new style, How to Read a Dress is an authoritative visual guide to women's fashion across five centuries.Each entry includes annotated color images of historical garments, outlining important features and highlighting how styles have developed over t... [Read More]

Knight's Helmet - Black/Silver Coif Nice feel and look Size: One Size Fits Most Adults and some Children

A valuable sourcebook for costume designers, dressmakers and those involved in historical reenactments, this book contains all the information you need to create authentic clothes from the Tudor period. Computer-generated, historically accurate patterns enable you to make a wide range of garments, such as doublets, hose, bodices, skirts, hats and headdresses -- even underwear. There are also plenty of ideas for decoration and embellishment such as ruffs, cuffs, collars, embroidery and other surf... [Read More]

Book by Ashelford, Jane

This book is a comprehensive guide to creating period dress. It consists of a series of books detailing the construction of garments, undergarments and outer garments. As well as being accurate, Jean Hunnisett's patterns have been prepared so that they can be readily made up using today's fabrics and sewing methods, and fit the modern female figure. This book concentrates on women's dress for the periods 1500-1800. It is abundantly illustrated by drawings and photographs and includes scaled patt... [Read More]

Knight's hood with cowl. Works for kids or adults. Looks like silver chainmail. Made from 100% Polyester.

Learn how to create historically accurate costumes for Elizabethan period productions with Elizabethan Costume Design and Construction! Extensive coverage of a variety of costumes for both men and women of all social classes will allow you to be prepared for any costuming need, and step-by-step instructions will ensure you have the know-how to design and construct your garments. Get inspired by stunning, hand-drawn renderings of costumes used in real life productions like Mary Stuart as you’re... [Read More]

This book is a manual for drafting sewing patterns for the styes of clothing from around 1580-1640. Primarily taken from surviving manuals from Spain of the 16th and 17th centuries, this book will be filled with pattern drafts to make historical clothing with a more accurate shape and fit. It will teach you to draft historical patterns with lessons and practice drafts that will help to develop your skill. It will demonstrate the use of a system of measurement and drafting extrapolated from these... [Read More]

The Renaissance Irish didn’t “just wear green”!Or Celtic knotwork… Or shamrocks… Or any of that crap.Since the publication of Mairead Dunlevy’s work on Irish dress in the 1980s, much has been written about the clothing of 16th century Ireland. But for people who wear reproductions of Renaissance Irish clothing at historic sites, reenactments, Renaissance Faires, Shakespearean plays, Western Martial Arts, and living history events, this body of knowledge is lacking one essential pie... [Read More]

The Fair Maiden's Dress; a perfect dress for the faire or going off to market. This colorful, 16th century styled dress features coordinating front trim and re-enforced boning in the front bodice for extra strong tight lacing. We have paired this piece with the Celtic Chemise (sold separately), however it will look lovely with any of our other chemises. Poly/cotton blend. Dry clean only.

16th Century Princess child size halloween costume available in child sizes. Our Kid's 16th Century Princess costume features a panne and pleated lame gown with matching headpiece.Panne and pleated lame gownMatching headpeiceSKU:

These pink plastic safari hats with zebra trim are great for any jungle theme party or adventure! This adult standard size hat has an adjusting inner-band, so can be made to fit teens and older children. Whether you are seeking lost Inca treasures the Amazon rain forest, or trekking through a perilous inner-city office, don't leave home without