Pattern for Elizabethan man's Venetian hose Size:Large Blue is strongly associated with

Blue is strongly associated with working men and servants and was used most commonly for coats and jackets

The mass of documentary evidence extracted from wills and inventories which forms the foundation of our book The Typical Tudor makes it clear that there were strong conventions in choices of colour for certain garments depending on one's gender and social status

Woman's late 15th to early 16th century Tudor style gown made for The Queen's Servants book and suitable for a middling or gentle woman from 1485 to the 1510s

undyed 'poor black'

Pattern for Elizabethan man's Venetian hose Size:Large Blue is strongly associated withMade exclusively by The Tudor Tailor Sewing pattern for Venetian hose with pocket variations of the style worn by working class, middle class and elite men in the second half of the 16th century. With full instructions for choosing materials, sizing and constructing garments perfect for reenactors. Based on research carried out for The Typical Tudor (2022), including a survey of 57,687 items of dress. Highly researched and based on documentary