Renaissance & Medieval Costume Gallery

It is our greatest pleasure to recreate clothing for both men and women from historic periods.  We use fabrics as closly mimicing historic textiles, as are available in the modern world. Available textile include silks, velvets, linen and wool as well as a wide variety of modern textiles to create a look just for you.


In this picture the gown on the left is a typical Elizabethan court gown.  It is of purple velvet with silver metalic trim.  The forepart is of a heavy cream brocade with the design picked out in hand embellished bead work.  This outfit includes a matching French hood and a lace ruff collar.  The gown on the right is an IItalian gown with puffed and slashed sleeves of a traditional 15th century brocade.
This gown is a reproduction of the gown shown in the Pelican Portrait of Queen Elizabeth I. Made of red velveteen, it is  encrusted with embroidery, pearls, and black cabochon on brass filigree. The forepart is hand embroidered bees. It includes a double layer chemise, the under layer of black-work and the sheer over layer of gold-work.  This gown won Best of Show at the Society for Creative Anachronism, Kingdom of Atenveldt Arts and Sciences Competition.
This parti-colored, purple and gold 14Th century Cotehardie is of cotton broadcloth making this a very affordable gown. The full skirt is accented with gold gores and black piping.  This particular design is one of our designers specialties.  It features both princess lines and raglan sleeves and sports an off the shoulder neckline.  This design is faltering on women of all sizes.



This 15Th Century German gown is of black velveteen and silver brocade.  The trim is a gold and silver woven Jacquard with a rose motif throughout.  Typical of gowns of this era are the knuckle length sleeves with puff and slash upper sleeves with matching trim.

 

This outfit is a mans Tudor doublet and paned trunk hose of black on black stripped brocade.  The sleeves are removable and open down the center front to show the white linen shirt underneath.  This outfit also includes a shirted jerkin, popular to the era, but not shown.

This gentelman is shown in a black velvetine and white satin slashed doublet with Venetian trunk hose.

 


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