Talbot Hughes drew and measured the real garments: what people actually wore, century by century, with the cut, the trimmings and the dimensions an artist or dressmaker would need to reproduce them.

Sixteenth Century. Henry VIII. Female

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Sixteenth Century. Henry VIII. Female

The hair at this period was parted in the centre and gathered into a plait at the back; it was also seen rather full and waved at the sides…

Sixteenth Century. Henry VIII. Female: Edward

SIXTEENTH CENTURY. THE REIGNS OF EDWARD VI AND MARY. FEMALE. In the reign of Edward VI, which was so short, as also in that of Mary, there…

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