clothing

Clothing During this time period clothing was very important to the people because one could tell a person’s social ranking by their clothing. Clothes were so important during this time period people belonging to the upper classes of nobility and aristocracy would spend all their earnings on what they wore  Men = when wore clothing they tried to appear wider than they were. Men wore coats and outfits that gave the profile a square look. This was created with the help of shoulder pads, which were used to widen the shoulders for men. Men also always had to wear hats in public; Head coverings for men were either simple and plain or quite intricate.
 * What different people wore
 * Nobility =  wore very expensive clothing and fine fabrics such as velvet, satin and cotton. During this time period cotton was very hard to come by and was very expensive so only the nobility had access to it.
 * The Poor =  wore flannel and other cheap available fabrics like rags
 * Women =  the goal women were trying to achieve in clothes is to try and prove their social status and to look the most attractive. Women wore kirtles, which are worn with a gown. A kirtle means a frock a frock consists of a tightly fitted bodice and a flowing skirt. Sleeves were often wide and the rich loved to line their sleeves with fur and made of many different material of fabric. Gowns often had long trains of cloth behind them. This was very similar to clothing during the medieval era. Women also used to take a long time to get ready due to the number of layers they had to put on to complete their outfit. Also to complete their wardrobe there had to be many accessories, the women were supposed to wear hoods or head gear. Women also wore pointed hats.

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