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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Phone
020 7255 1444
Fax
020 7436 0165
Address
21 Stephen Street
London
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How to cite this record

Shakespeare, "Exceedingly Fyne Clothes". https://learningonscreen.ac.uk/shakespeare/search/index.php/title/av36551 (Accessed 26 Nov 2024)