Exceedingly Fyne Clothes

Synopsis

The second programme in the series on life in Elizabethan England. David Stafford discusses fashion arguing that it was an extension of the class system where elaborate sumptuary laws defined what you could wear according to your social status.

Series

Will’s World

Language

English

Country

Great Britain

Medium

Television

Technical information

Colour / Sound

Transmission details

22 Oct 1994 at 21:00 (Channel: BBC2)

Duration

10 mins

Credits

Director

Daniel Percival

Contributor

David Stafford

Additional Details

Production type

Documentary/Educational/News

Subjects

History

Keywords

fashion; history of the 16th century; Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

Notes

History

Shown in BARD ON THE BOX season which ran for two months from 16 October to 14 December 1994.

Production Company

Name

BBC

Notes

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC)

Archive

Name

BFI National Archive

Web

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