Early England had many different parts, like the rebuilding time after the 30 years war. Also it was the time of the plague, in which more than 400,000 people died, according to writersdreamtools.com. It is very important to understand some the styles of time, if a production would like to get the costumes right.
Here is a general overview of the style of the time.
(Pictures from costume.org)
Some fashion characteristics:
Women
- Pantiers- are women's undergarments worn in the eighteenth century to extend the width of the skirts at the side while leaving the front and back flat. According to apparelsearch.com
- Hair-styles that were built very high
- waistlines were raised
