‘Tailor, I'll pay thee for thy gown to-morrow’ - Taming of the Shrew, act IV, scene 3

There are many glorious gowns for sale in The Tudor Tailor’s online shop

This black gown is based on one issued to Anne Percy, a high ranking gentlewoman in the early Tudor household

Long gowns were typical menswear throughout the Tudor period – this one is based on sources from 1491 to 1520 (see page 116 of The Typical Tudor)

Dress hooks depicted in wear on a monument to Richard and Jane Knightley (1534) at the church of St Mary the Virgin, Fawsley, Northamptonshire, UK

The Tudor Tailor receives these faux pearls from suppliers in the Czech Republic. Shop orders can still be sent to Czech customers and to people in seven other EU countries

More than half the violet garments recorded in documentary evidence for typical dress from 1485 to 1603 were gowns

This neat canvas doublet finishes at the natural waist and has a simple 'grown on' collar

This pair of hooks with bird design is based on an archaeological example found in Lincolnshire

Faux pearls in three different sizes are available from The Tudor Tailor’s online shop