My comments are in reference to this site:
http://www.ninyamikhaila.com/Princesselizabeth.html
So what she has is:
smock
bodice and wool skirt
petticoat
farthingale
kirtle/corset
gown.
Is this correct?
I have alway thought it was:
smock (maybe underwear)
kirtle
gown
I'm hoping that
Quoting [EMAIL PROTECTED]:
I'm hoping that the _Tudor Tailor_ book that's coming out soon will
answer these questions. Based on my perusal of portraits the
Farthingale layer is optional -- c1530 most portraits don't show it,
however by 1545, the royal family at least is wearing
re: the petticoat: Red may well have been a favorite color but it should
be noted that the term scarlet is also a tricky one. At times it has
referred not to a color but to a type of cloth, generally a really fine
smooth wool. One of the essays in Harte, N.B. and K.G. Ponting, Cloth
and
