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Here is a listing of the various myths, in case you prefer to pick and
chose.
- Myth: That paintings are perfect representations
of what the painter saw. [Darmstädter Madonna]
- Men's' clothing should fit like today's garments,
loose, baggy and hang off the hips (doublets). [True Art of Defense]
- Men's' clothing should fit like today's garments,
loose, baggy and hang off the hips (lower classes). [Woodcut of
a Workman]
- Men's' clothing should fit like today's garments,
loose, baggy and hang off the hips (upper and nether stocks). [The
Land of Cockaigne, Detail]
- Codpieces are large, and were worn throughout
the Tudor era. [Details of Codpieces Over Time]
- Shirts can be worn alone with no doublet or
jerkin, especially without sleeves. [The Peasant's Dance]
- Shirts are laced up the front. [2 Views
of Men's Shirts]
- All women must have ample cleavage overflowing
from their very tight bodices. [A Group of English Women]
- All tight laced bodices lace up the back.
[Lady Helena Snakeborg, Colonna Family Child]
- Corsets aka "Pair of stays" or "pair
of bodies" were always worn under English Renaissance court bodices,
and were meant to make the waist small and push up the breasts.
[Lady Mary Guildford, Italian Woman]
- A corset is a corset. I can wear any kind under
my Elizabethan gown. [Elizabethan Pair of Bodies, Victorian Corset]
- English smocks are sexy garments to be seen
by everyone, have drawstring necklines and wrists, and are worn off
the shoulder. [Woman's Smock 1575-1585]
- Partlets were only worn by married women all
of the time. [Princess Mary Tudor]
- Farthingales were worn throughout the entire
Tudor era. [Two Family More Ladies, Princess Elizabeth
Elizabeth Brydges & Queen Elizabeth]
- Farthingales are the same shape as modern hoopskirts
or 19th century crinolines. [Farthingales, Modern Hoop, Crinolines]
- Skirt length must cover the ankles to be proper.
[Two Family More Ladies, Two Women from 'June, Mowing']
- Here is proof of a "princess seam"
in medieval/renaissance portraits. [Virgin and Child. Valois Tapestry]
- Buckles had no tongue, and were just a d-ring.
[Buckles]
- Gemstones were cabochons only. [The Barbor
Jewel]
- Only nobles wear sleeves. [April - Farmyard
Scene, Detail ]
- Peasant woman wear a fur tail because it's sexy!
[Jeweled "Flea-fur", The Cripples]
- Only the monarch may wear ermine fur. [Ermine
and Sable furs]
- Peasants often wear bells to jingle while they
walk. [Bell on a Child's Arm]
- Just wearing a crocheted snood is perfectly
fine and period for English ladies. [Examples of Women's Hair Coverings]
- Peasants do not need to wear a hat, hood, or
other form of head covering. [Peasant Wedding]
- Flat caps were commonly worn by English gentlemen.
[Examples of Men's Headwear]
- French hoods are easy to make from a visor,
so it can stick up on top. [Medal of Queen Mary Tudor, Detail]
- Colors for the less well to do were drab &
boring. Black colored garments were reserved for the nobles only.
[A Fete at Bermondsey, Detail]
- Pink is not a period color. Shiny fabric is
not period. [The Ambassadors, Detail]
- Blue colored garments are for servants only.
[An Elizabethan Maundy]
- All purple colors in all fabrics are reserved
for Royalty only. [Example of Royal Purple and Common Violet. Photos
of Reproduction Wools.]
- There were no buttons used, and everything was
closed with ribbon laces or ties. [Various Forms of Closures]
- Only the Irish and Scots use celtic knotwork
on their garments. Shiny gold trim is not period. [King Henry VIII
of England, King Francis I of France]
- All Tudor English pirates should look like they
stepped out of a pirate movie. [English Sailors, and a Thrummed
Cap]
- Irish leine sleeves hang to the ground and are
held up with drawstrings or pleats. [Irish Men and Women]
- Highland Scotsmen wear kilts. [Highland
Archers c.1577]
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