Obviously we want to start off with Anne Boleyn and we also want to start by launching one gown so that Kris can get material sorted and get herself organised, so we want to know which of the five following gowns you would like her to make first. read more
Velvets, cloth-of-gold, and ermine were marks of station, restricted by the sumptuary laws. The day she was accused of adultery, Anne changed her gown and put on one of scarlet with a cloth-of-gold kirtle. To the scaffold she wore a cloak trimmed in ermine, emphasizing her royal status. read more
June 1533. Coronation of Queen Anne Boleyn. Inventory of Apparel. Letters and Papers, Foreign and Domestic – Henry VIII, Vol 6. The kirtle was a garment that supported the bust and created the correct silhouette for the period. It was worn over the petticoat, and from the 1540s onwards, over the farthingale. read more
Today we are launching the second dress in our exclusive The Tudors dress range – the Anne Boleyn Execution Dress! This dress came second in our Anne Boleyn Dress poll a few weeks ago and is a handmade replica of the one Natalie Dormer wore as Anne Boleyn in Season Two of The Tudors, in the scene where Anne is executed by the French Swordsman. read more