Sarah Bendall
My research interests include the history of material culture (namely, dress, jewellery and armour) in England, Scotland and France during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, particularly in relation to constructions of gender norms, and the histories of garment production, consumerism and material ecologies. My work furthers methodological approaches and disciplinary perspectives in the field of dress and material culture studies, particularly in relation to object-based approaches and historical dress reconstruction, of which I'm a practitioner.
Categories used most frequently by the blogger:
17th century 16th century Jacobean Stuart Research Elizabethan Manuscript / Archival Research Bodies and Stays Object Research Research Publications reconstruction Seventeenth-century fashion Elizabeth I Effigy Bodies Reconstruction Rebato Collar Tutorial Dame Filmer Bodies Reconstruction Tailoring 18th century French Wheel Farthingale Reconstruction French Farthingale Roll Reconstruction
Top 5 Books for Making 17th-Century Dress – New YouTube Video!
27 November 2023
I’ve decided to launch a YouTube Channel where I will be talking about all things early modern dress, fashion and material culture. I’ve just released my first video on my top...
Making a 1650s Bodice and Gown
23 June 2023
In 2021 I set about reconstructing an 1650s bodice from the Museum of London (MoL), object # A7004. The pattern for this bodice is provided in Patterns of Fashion 5. While not many...
Research Engagement & Impact Survey
29 May 2023
I am doing a brief survey asking how people engage with and use my research (including resources and posts on my blog) as well as social media such as Instagram (@sarahbendall_dresshistory)....
Making Historical Dress Network
5 April 2023
I’m delighted to let you all know that PI Dr Serena Dyer and I (Co-I Sarah Bendall) have just launched the Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC) funded Making Historical Dress...