A chemise is the most basic underpinning of your Elizabethan or Italian Renaissance gown, whether for Faire or the Society for Creative Anachronism, the Adrian Empire, or a historic wedding gown. All chemises are available in cotton, linen, or fine silk.

Short chemise, with machine embroidered blackwork on collar and wrist ruffles. Blackworked shirts and partlets were very popular in Tudor and ELizabethan England. Introduction of blackwork in England is often credited to Katherine of Aragon, Henry VIII's first bride, and was called Spanysshe work.

Long (below the knee) and short chemises, with elastic neckline and wrists. Wear the sleeves up and the neck off the shoulders for a fun and flirty look at the Faire, or leave the neckline up and the sleeves down for a more demure appearance. Drawstrings may be subsitituted for the elastic if you wish. Short chemise $25.00 in cotton, long chemise $30.00

Authentically cut smock, with faced square neckline, gores at the sides, and long, straight sleeves. Perfect for under your Tudor, Elizabethan, or Italian gown! $65.00 in linen or silk.