As a young girl she presented herself very simple with a subtle look. She did had long straight hair. Elizabeth also dressed in a very simplistic way.
When Elizabeth became Queen, she set a new trend of fashion, beauty and dress sense as she influenced many people by her looks and style.
Looking at the Make-up in the Elizabethan Era, having a pale skin was a sign of being wealthy. The Queens pale complexion was an inspiration for other women. Only the women from an upper class could afford to have a pale complexion. An ideal Tudor woman was known to have a snow white complexion with rouge cheeks and lips.
Elizabeth was a very attractive woman. She brought with her this amazing very stylish fashion sense that was not seen by anyone before and I think this is the reason why everyone was influenced by her. Another reason why I think she was an icon to many, is the fact that she was the New Queen of England, she was young, beautiful and everything she did was new and would be right as she was the Queen.
She introduced the fashion of bright colored clothes full of embroidery, big lace ruffs, cosmetics, wigs and adornments for hair.
In this Project "New Elizabethans," we have to explore the make-up styles used in the Elizabethan era. We then have to look at contemporary versions of Elizabethan make-up in the 21st century. Having looked at these two very different styles, I have to re-create an Contemporary look yet having an Elizabethan effect to it. I am looking froward to creating my Contemporary Elizabethan design, However I find it a little challenging as I have to keep in mind that my partner will have to create my design on myself, therefore I have to keep this in mind when working on my designs nevertheless keep it different and incredible.
References
Gunn, F., 1973. The Artificial Face: a History of Cosmetics. Hippocrene Books, New York.
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