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Women's Complete Renaissance Costumes • Bodices • Gowns & Overdresses
Blouses & Chemises • Skirts • Undergarments • Shoes & Boots • Capes & Cloaks
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For women, the basic undergarment was a chemise made of linen (usually, holland or cambric), cotton, or silk. The garment served as an absorbent, comfortable, and washable layer between the body and the seldom-cleaned outer clothes. Chemises had long sleeves and were pulled over the head. Chemises tended to be simple in cut with straight seams, though it was typical for there to be quite a bit of gather at the collar and cuffs. Fancier chemises would be adorned with lace and embroidery in black or red at the collar and cuffs. Small ruffs might be attached at the neck and cuffs, but larger, stiffer ruffs of the later periods would be separate garments. A women's chemise would be between knee- and floor-length. A woman's neckline might be high or low.
It is important never to forget that the chemise was an undergarment. People who were not manual laborers would never been seen in public in just a shirt. Working people might strip to their shirts for heavy manual labor, but women would almost always wear a sleeveless bodice over their chemise, at the very least.
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