
Men of the Renaissance Age commonly wore boots, pants, a shirt, a vest and a hat. Women would be seen wearing shoes, an over and under skirt, a shirt, a bodice, and a hat or snood. They generally braided their long hair. Curls were a mark of beauty. Children after the age of years would wear what the adults wore. Typical Renaissance clothes was not just limited to England, which was ruled by Queen Elizabeth, but its influence spread to other European countries such as Spain, France, Italy, Germany, Flanders, and Poland. Last year, Americans spent $4.75 billion shopping for the holiday, $56.31 per person; the biggest spenders weren't even kids, they were 18- to 24-year-olds.Adults have gotten into the game in a big way. According to the National Retail Federation, 47 million adults dressed up last year, almost as many as the 58 million children in costume. According to an NRF poll, the top five adult are witch, vampire, pirate, clown and wench/vixen.

In the Renaissance clothing both the richness and the amount of it, was a mark of status. A peasant woman might have a bodice, a blouse (or maybe 2 blouses), 3-4 skirts, small clothes and a cap. When going out, she would wear at least 2 skirts, both to keep warm (England was experiencing a mini ice age at the time), and because it might be all the skirts she had, so wearing them was the best way to keep them safe!