Colors

During Elizabethan time, fabrics dying were the most common form of producing a wide range of colors for generating expensive delicate clothes and the process of dying is quit complicated. The dyes that they used for coloring some of the fabrics were very expensive and most of the exquisite glamour dyed fabrics were usually imported from other countries. The brightness of the color was the primary indicator of the dye’s cost and the price of the garment. In addition, the darkest and the brightest colors consider to be the most expensive to produce and hence they are limited to the upper class. For the lower class they wore limited range of colors such as yellow, reddish brown, blue, pink, pale orange and green.

Meaning of Colors in the Elizabethan

The meaning of colors in the Elizabethan time were extremely important in providing information about the person wealth and social status of a person wearing them. For example, people who were purple color would be immediately recognized as a member of the royal family. Also, gold, silver, crimson, deep dark blue, violet color range, black and white colors were only worn by the highest nobility. Moreover, several colors in the Elizabethan time symbolizes certain meanings in reference to Christianity and Bible. 

Symbolic meaning of colors

During Elizabethan time the symbolic meaning of colors were significant and their meanings were very well understood. Some colors symbolized several events that happened in history many of which dated back, and related to, biblical meanings of colors and it represents many aspects of their life.

Some meanings!

Red: For power

Crimson: For Church

Indigo: symbolizes heavenly grace

Purple: For Royalty

White: For purity and virtue

Black: For death

Pink: For happiness

Blue: For servants

Orange: For courage

Brown: For poverty

Gray: For mourning

Green: For renewal of life

Yellow: For hope

Gold: For royalty and Nobles