Queen Elizabeth of Tudor

Clothes were an important status symbol to the Elizabethans, and a person had to dress in accordance with their social status. The Queen dressed more magnificent than everyone else. No one was allowed to rival the Queen's appearance, and one unfortunate maid of honour was reprimanded for wearing a gown that was too sumptuous for her. The maids were meant to complement the Queen's appearance, not to outshine her. In the later years of the reign, the maids wore gowns of plain colours such as white or silver. The Queen had dresses of all colours, but white and black were her favourite colours as they symbolized virginity and purity. She started wearing a lot of makeup to conceal scars from a sm...View all