The Globe Costume Archive: The Original Practices [Pt.3]

A Winter's Tale by Shakespeare. Character: 'The Old Shepherd'

Hand-woven linen, organically dyed with 'madder' dye.

Sleeves sewn-in (would have originally been seperate). Silk decorated wooden button (this would have been very expensive for the working class!)

Quilted linen lining.

Pluderhose.

Woolen hose and garters, which are garter-stitched.

Start-up boots made of brown leather.

The Tempest by Shakespeare. Character: 'Prospero'

Sleeves (detachable). White cloth of silver with lurrex embroidery.

Doublet. Black cloth of 'silver'.

Doublet with black and silver embellishments and black 'cloth of gold' ribbon points. (There were lots of points so the actor could literally be cut out of his costume).

Quilting lining of doublet.

Shoes with embroidered oak leaves and shoe rosettes with gold trim.

Cream silk stockings with acord motifs.

Robarto neck-piece. (A rather femanine item)

Embellished with gold.

Linen britches with kabal symbols.

Black cloth of 'silver' pluderhose with velvet cannions.

Trimmed cannions with embroidered bees, snakes and frogs, with yellow and cream taffata lining.

Moleskin black hat, with silver ribbon, black and white feathers and gold trim.

The Globe Costume Archive: The Original Practices [Pt.2]

Twelfth Night by Shakespeare. Character: 'Cesario'

Cesario: Doublet, Hose, Sleeves, Cloak, Gloves, Stockings, Garters, Pouch.

Shoulder of Doublet. Detachable Sleeves have been sewn in.

Doublet with Pink Silk Satin Lining. The holes are for the points to go through.

Wooden buttons covered in silk thread along sleeves and doublet.

Frech Style, suede Hose, with points attached.

Points fed through eyelets in hose (would be attached to doublet).

Leather and suede pouch.

Suede gloves.

Embroidered cream wool stockings.

Garters for stockings (these would be hidden under ribbons).

Ribbon garters tied over wool garters.

Embroidered collar to be worn over the doublet collar.

Reverse patterned fabric for the cape.

Half Circle cape with inklebraid trim.

Sleeve cuff.

Flat cap, with a small decorative feather and braid.

The Angle the hat is worn.

 

Richard II by Shakespeare. Character: 'Bolingbroke'

Slashed black doublet.

Blue quilted lining.

Original detachable white slashed sleeves with pink lining. (Replaced with black sleeves)

Black jerkin (to be worn over the doublet) with cut and uncut velvet pattern.

Another shot of the jerkin.

Black French Hose with Cannions with a cut/uncut velvet pattern.

French hose with pricked/slashed trunks and cannions.

Quilted linen collarband with handmade lace.

Order of the Garter. (Pewter painted Gold).

Embellishments for hat.

Tall hat with rabbit fur and added embellishments.

Romeo & Juliet by Shakespeare. Character: 'Romeo'

Pink and black slashed doublet with pink trim.

Quilted linen lining.

Back design and cut of doublet.

Matching hose in French Style with black satin slits to show pink under sating. Lined with linen.

The Globe Costume Archive: The Original Practices

The Original Practices are a collection of costumes that The Globe theatre has in their archives. They are from a season of plays performed in the style of the original performances in Jacobean England. This meaning costumes were styled to be what the Jacobean's wore, or interpreted at the time, made in traditional ways and all worn by men, including the female roles.

I chose to have a look at both male and female characters, as I wanted to get a good overview of the types of costumes and differences that could have been worn. It must be stated that costumes at this time were often donated by those of wealth, and so costumes would often tend to be more lavish than what the ordinary people and actors might have worn at the time.


Edward II by Marlowe. Character: 'Edward II'

Kingly Robe. Made of Black Velvet with Polylinen Lining.

Pewter buttons and trimmed in rabbit fur.

Doublet and Hose made of silk. The doublet is a 'peasecod belly' - an early style of the doublet.

Wooden buttons wrapped in silk thread.

Sleeves are detachable - as was the style in the period.

 

Everything has eyelits so things could be tied together with 'points'.

Points attached to doublet and hose to keep everything held together, but allowed for easy removal.

Leather glove, embroidered with exotic plants and animals and trimmed with metallic lace.

Suede shoes with star decorative holes.

Half-circle velvet cloak.

With Orange & Pink silk lining.

Linen shirt with handmade lace-cuffs.