Women's Fashions of the 17th Century

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Following are more illustrations adapted from copies reprinted in English Costume: Tudor and Stuart by Dion Clayton Calthrop, London, 1906.  In this set are illustrations typical of the rising trend in England towards Puritanism, which included a simplicity in dress, headgear including simple caps or large hats as head coverings, and dark colors in dresses accompanied by white collars and aprons.  As Calthrop points out in accompanying text about this period of costume, the "frippery" is gone, or at least reduced.

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