In the Elizabethan era, a person's rank, status, or social position dictated how they dressed and what they wore. The styles of the gowns women would wear changed year to year but the basic silhouette stayed the same. Women wore gowns comprised of tight-fitting corsets and a fuller skirt that would fall to their ankles. Dresses that cut to show a lot of the neckline were acceptable and fashionable. Clothing of the Upper Class was heavy, bulky, and restricted the movement to whom as wearing it. Women of the Lower Classes wore much less restrictive clothing, for the freedom of movement as well as they didn’t have servants to dress them in the extravagant clothing. The Upper Class Fashion would wear rich, sumptuous materials and elegant styles
