Doublets In The Elizabethan Era

In this picture, it depicts a man wearing a knee-high pant called breeches. These were common for a man to wear in the 17th century. Men also wore these pants with canions which were tight garments that extended from the waist to the knee, also common in the second half of Queen Elizabeth’s reign. As an undergarment and a base for most men, men wore hosen which was a close-fitting stocking. Some nobles even wore knitted silk hosen, which was of course more expensive. Garters were worn in order to hold up these stockings. A doublet was a close-fitting waist-length jacket with a short peplum extending from the waistline. Doublets were either sleeveless or with sleeves and had front and side closings. A peplum was a short, decorative skirting attached to the doublet.
Ruffles were sometimes sewn into the bands in more expensive versions. Men wore a coat over the doublet. The coat had armseyes and was either sleeveless or had long, decorative sleeves. Unlike this picture, men often wore a cuirass which was a plate armor made to protect the chest that consisted of a breastplate and backplate. These were worn over a doublet for ceremonial purposes. Later in the Elizabethan period, men wore a falling collar which was a lace-trimmed collar turned downward. As a decorative overgarments, men wore a surcoat which was a cape that had a standing collar. This man is depicted wearing a hat with a feather and a sword, also not uncommon for men in the Elizabethan