1550s fashion

1550s

Layers of a 1550s dress from TzarinaRegina via DeviantArt.

Venetian gown 1550s

1550s Venetian Gown – Historical Alterations

This image shows the clothes of the middle-class during the Elizabethan era. The middle-class clothes have a similar silhouette to the high-class' fashion but not as extravagant or exaggerated.

1560s

William Scrots Catherine Parr,c.1545 Edward VI of England,1546 Edward VI of England,1546,after Scrots Edward VI of England,c.1546 Lady Margaret Douglas,1546 Elizabeth I as a Princess,1546 Henry Howard Earl of Surrey,1546 Edward VI with flowers,c.1550 Another version of Edward VI with flowers,c.1550 Hans Eworth Portrait of an Unknown man,1546 Mary I of England,1554 Possibly Lady Jane Dormer,1555 Lady Mary Dudley,1550-1555 Mary Tudor,Queen of England Henry Stuart Lord Darnley,1555 Unknown…

Another of Europe’s oldest surviving dresses: The Florentine gown, ca. 1550-60. Pisa: Museo di Palazzo Reale. Source: Pinterest. This red velvet dress Is one of two surviving dresses from Florence during the period 1540-1580. The other is Eleonora of Toledo’s burial dress. This dress was once believed to have also been worn by Eleanor. Now it’s thought more likely to have belonged to someone at her court, possibly a lady in waiting. #fashionhistory #renaissance #reddress #16thcentury

Tudor and Elizabethan Fashions - Tom Tierney

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Light and shade. This portrait of Philip II of Spain shows how the earlier wide shoulders begin to narrow from the 1550s. The dramatic effect of contrasting and extensive gold embroidery enhance his prestige.

Swiss gentleman and lady c?1550s