THE EDWARD LORD MONTAGU PORTRAIT AND ELIZABETHAN COSTUME with Roger Leong

One of the challenges of studying dress from the Elizabethan period is the scarcity of extant garments. Of the magnificent clothes worn at the court of Elizabeth, nothing remains. There are however many securely dated paintings from which the developments of dress and its details can be established. 
This talk will discuss the clothes worn by Edward Lord Montagu in his 1601 portrait and look at the broader context of men’s fashion in Elizabethan England.   

Roger Leong is Curator – International Fashion & Textiles at NGV Melbourne and has recently curated Persuasion: Fashion in the Age of Jane Austen. He has been responsible for numerous exhibitions on historic and contemporary fashion including The Ballets Russes of Serge Diaghilev.