Elizabethan Fashion

BODICE
BREECHES
CORSET
DOUBLET
ELABORATE
ELIZABETHAN
GIRDLE
JEWELRY
LINEN
LOWERCLASS
PETTICOAT
STATUS
SUMPTUARY
UPPERCLASS

The Elizabethan era (1558-1603) was an extremely fashion conscious time. Both men and women wanted to look elaborate and striking. The overall look desired by all was a small waist, with emphasis on the shoulders and hips to create this illusion. Upper class clothing consisted of many pieces made of heavy, layered fabrics and ribbing which were confining and unpractical. Lower class styles imitated the upper class but with more simplicity and practicality. Fashion changed when Queen Elizabeth I became queen because royalty often set trends, and she especially was a fashion icon. What people wore then showed their status not just because it was easy to distinguish between rich and poor but because what material and colors everyone wore was decided by law.

Try to find all 14 words on this board.

N R C O R S E T D U H
R A V S E H C E E R B
X H H E L D R I G F I
P E T T I C O A T U Y
P U P P E R C L A S S
E C I D O B M E E N T
E L A B O R A T E E A
T E L B U O D Z I N T
D J E W E L R Y I I U
S S A L C R E W O L S
S U M P T U A R Y P E
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Answer Key for Elizabethan Fashion

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Word X Y Direction
BODICE  66w
BREECHES  112w
CORSET  31e
DOUBLET  68w
ELABORATE  17e
ELIZABETHAN  66nw
GIRDLE  83w
JEWELRY  39e
LINEN  1010n
LOWERCLASS  1010w
PETTICOAT  14e
STATUS  115s
SUMPTUARY  111e
UPPERCLASS  55e