Elizabethan Fashion

BREECHES
CORSET
DOUBLET
ELABORATE
ELIZABETHAN
GIRDLE
JEWELRY
LINEN
LOWERCLASS
PETTICOAT
QUEEN
SILK
STATUS
SUMPTUARY
UPPERCLASS
WOOL

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.

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Word X Y Direction
BREECHES  112s
CORSET  810n
DOUBLET  99n
ELABORATE  111n
ELIZABETHAN  66ne
GIRDLE  43s
JEWELRY  33s
LINEN  210e
LOWERCLASS  210n
PETTICOAT  1011n
QUEEN  55n
SILK  211ne
STATUS  711w
SUMPTUARY  21e
UPPERCLASS  75s
WOOL  65n