The Renaissance Faire is a peculiar event that sprouted from a high school history project in Southern California during the early 1960’s. It has grown into a sub-culture that spans across the United States, Canada and Europe. Some events are solid historically based events, others are hysterical spectacles of flesh and fantasy, clinging to a thread of Renaissance history…
A selection of Renaissance doublets that still exist today...these all date to the Elizabethan Era or a little bit after, but...like I've said before, Elizabethan/Renaissance men's styles continues virtually unchanged well into the 1600s. Here is just a small selection...others will be added as they come along, so check back often...
English Doublet / Upper Classes, Last Quarter of the 16th-Century / 1500s
Private Collection
Note that only the body of the doublet is 16th-century. The sleeves are 18th-century reproductions.
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Doublet / Upper Classes, Last Quarter of the 16th-Century / 1500s
Metropolitan Museum of Art
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Three Spanish Doublets / Upper Classes, Last Quarter of the 16th-Century / 1500s
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Netherlands / Hugo de Groot Doublet / Late 16th-Century to Early 17th-Century / Leather (Sheep)
Museum Rotterdam
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Extant Doublets of the Common Man
Late 16th-Century through Early 17th-Century Examples
Germany / Alpirsbach Doublet /Early 17th-Century / Linen
Alpirsbach Monastery
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England / Common Doublet & Breeches / Early 17th-Century / Wool
Victoria & Albert Museum
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Northern Ireland / Dungiven Doublet / Late 16th-Century to Early 17th-Century / Wool
National Museums Northern Ireland
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England / Reigate Doublet / Early 17th-Century / Linen
Original
Reconstruction
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England / Abingdon Doublet / Early to Mid 17th-Century / Wool
