‘Carving the fashion of a new doublet’ Much ado about nothing, act II, scene 3

Patterns for doublets suitable for every decade of the Tudor era from 1485 to 1603 are now available

The updated doublet patterns have new covers providing useful information drawn from original sources

The second edition of Dr Kathy Davies’s 290-page book has a new cover and 200 colour illustrations

Dr Tobias Capwell and Ninya are presenting at the online Mendlesham Armoury event on Friday 11 October at 7pm (UK time)

Beatrice Behlen, Senior Curator, Fashion & Decorative Arts at London Museum, (left) and Jane giving a paper about their research into silk for knitted waistcoats in the 17th century (image: Paola Guardini)

The brand new pattern for a Mid-16th century man’s doublet is based on research featured in The Typical Tudor: reconstructing everyday 16th century dress

A wall painting of a woman at the Angel Inn, Pershore, Worcestershire (image: R Clatworthy)

Almain rivet in the 16th century armoury at the Church of St Mary the Virgin, Mendlesham, Suffolk (Image: Richard Giffin)