Period: around 1600, Germany

This Tudor gown from the late German Renaissance was based on the original cut of the dress worn by Countess Palatine Dorothea Sabina von Neuburg, which is in the Bavarian National Museum in Munich. It has a detachable ruff.

The gown is made of red velvet trimmed with antique metal braids. The sleeves are made of heavy silk brocade interwoven with gold. The slit sleeves with a crown at the wrist are typical of the Renaissance, while the lavish braid decoration foreshadows the coming Baroque fashion. This also applies to the bodice, which is already slightly rounded in the bust area. The bodice is fully stiffened.

The open overskirt reveals a brocade underskirt. There are long train sleeves over the narrower sleeves. The geometric arrangement of the trims and the stand-up collar give this costume a rather austere character despite its splendour. As it was made for historical dancing, the train has been omitted.

Period: around 1590, France

The doublet and trousers of the Tudor men‘s garment are made of lampas fabric, which was woven according to an original 16th century pattern. From the early 16th century to the first half of the 17th century, the pointed oval motif can be found in numerous variations. The large vertical repeat is typical.
The doublet was reinforced and fitted with a peplum. While gentlemen throughout Europe in the 16th century usually provided their trousers with a pubic capsule, this was completely unusual in France.
A heavily stiffened second doublet is worn over the doublet. It has slits in the front and back, as in the painting.
The Tudor garment is complemented by a short velvet cape, as was popular in Spanish fashion towards the end of the 16th century. A small ruff can optionally be worn with this suit.
The entire costume construction is based on original cuts from the late 16th century and on a painting from the French School.

Period: late 16th century

This Tudor doublet with trousers was made for a young prince from a blue and gold silk damask fabric.
The stiffened doublet has the usual sleeve caps, the high stand-up collar with an additional lace collar, the attached peplum and the round-cut two-piece sleeves. The doublet is fastened at the front with antique metal buttons. The Venetian trousers are moderately wide and lightly padded. They are fastened at the front with buttons and also have lacing at the centre back to adjust the waistband.

The ensemble is completed by a velvet beret with a feather.

Period: 1560, England

This Tudor dress was made of red and golden silk damask with the distinctive large repeat pattern. The strengthened bodice has the typical neckline: an inverted décolletage line. At the back we added a hidden cord lacing with hand-made eyelets.

The wide, fluted skirt is of extended length at the back, whereas its round shape is due to a hip roll.

A Tudor corset with removable wooden busk (flat, rounded wooden strip) ensures the necessary flat breast.

Period: 1st half of the 16th century, Italy

This Tudor dress from the Italian late Renaissance was made from a green silk taffeta after the painting ‘Portrait of a Lady’ by Peter de Kempeneer (formerly attributed to Parmegianino).
The geometric arrangement of the old gold trimming bands creates both austerity and splendour. The neckline curve of the stiffened bodice is slightly raised towards the centre, which is characteristic of Tudor fashion. The Spanish influence is unmistakable.

The sleeves - heavily puffed at the top - end with a cuff at the wrist. The dress is fastened at the back with concealed lacing. The skirt is pleated in many small folds and is given its rounded shape by a hip roll, which in this case also slightly emphasises the stomach.

A beret made of black velvet with eggshell and brown colour.

Period: 1574, Italy

This Tudor costume for men, consisting of a doublet with trunkhose worn by Cosimo I de' Medici in 1574, the year of his death, was modelled on an original 16th century cut from the Palazzo Pitti in Florence.
The heavily stiffened doublet is made of black silk damask. The high collar that widens at the back, the button placket that reaches under the chin with its conically shaped old gold buttons and the strict lines of the trimming all contribute to the noblesse and elegance of the appearance.

The trunkhose, also made of black silk damask, are trimmed with bands of black silk taffeta, which in turn is trimmed with old gold bands. The pubic capsule is indispensable for these trousers. The pubic capsule and the trousers as a whole are attached to the doublet using handmade eyelets.
The fine linen shirt is also based on an original cut. The collar and cuffs are trimmed with hand-made antique lace in the 16th century style.

Period: 1560/70, Italy

This 16th century Venetian dress was created for the performance of early music. It is made of handmade silk, a cutwork underlaid with plain-coloured silk.
This 16th century Venetian dress was made from handmade silk, a cutwork underlaid with plain-coloured silk. The overlapping of the two fabrics creates interference (refraction of light) in the transparent part, which creates an effect of depth. The stage presence is enhanced by gold-coloured Venetian lace, which was used for the Stuart collar and the sleeve cuffs.

The Tudor corset is made according to an original cut. There is a hip roll under the barrel-shaped skirt.

Period: 2nd half of the 16th century, England

This men's Tudor costume, consisting of a doublet and Venetian trousers, was made from a grey-green silk according to original cuts, which was geometrically trimmed with grey braid based on 16th century paintings.
The costume as a whole is rather simple, with a nuanced colour scheme. The stiffened doublet has cuffs over narrow sleeves and a button placket with old silver, conically shaped buttons.

The Venetian trousers - a 16th century trouser style that originated in Venice and was mainly worn in France and occasionally in other European countries - are only moderately wide and generally have no pubic capsule.

The shirt is made from fine linen according to an original cut and is trimmed with antique lace on the collar and cuffs. The Tudor costume comes with an anthracite-coloured velvet beret with feather trim.