A gable hood, English hood or gable headdress is an English woman's headdress of c. 1500–1550, so called because its pointed shape resembles the architectural feature of the same name. The contemporary French hood was rounded in outline and unlike the gable hood, less conservative, displaying the frontal part of the wearer's hair.

Oct 4, 2017 · “England at the start of the century, the gabled hood, sometimes called a pediment headdress, was worn by aristocratic women. It was fashioned from a light wire frame shaped like the gabled roof of a house over which draped velvet. Long lappets of richly embroidered ribbon hung down in front.

Jan 22, 2017 · When wearing a headdress, the long hair was generally put in a bun or pinned up to fit within the piece and be hidden. The only part of a woman’s hair that would be seen was the front (bangs area) and sides. There were also times when they wore a gable hood that no hair was showing at all.

The gable hood was the fashionable headwear in the court of king Henry VIII until the 1540s. A new, lighter form of headwear began to make an appearance in the 1530s. Worn mostly by younger women, this hood combined the square shape of the gable hood with the flatter, less bulky silhouette of the emerging french hood.

To those familiar with portraits of Tudor women, the Gable Hood appears frequently. Where did it come from, and how did it develop?

Mar 30, 2020 · At the beginning of the Tudor period, gable hoods (so named because the top of the hood resembles the gable of a house) with long lappets (the decorative sides of the hood) were the order of the day, as seen in this fifteenth-century copy of a portrait of Elizabeth of York as Queen of England.

In the early Tudor period, women wore the gable hood. Its form looks like the walls of a house with a gable roof, therefore the name. This hood reached to the chin or even to the shoulders. With its long fabric flowing over the back it covered the hair completely. The gable was often decorated with white pearls, trimming and embroidery.

Dec 8, 2016 · A gable hood, English hood or gable headdress is an English woman’s headdress of c. 1500–1550, so-called because its pointed shape resembles the gable of a house. Early gable hood: Elizabeth of York c. 1500

Nov 27, 2016 · The gable hood, a stiff and elaborate head-dress, emerged around 1480 and was popular among elder ladies up until the mid 1500’s. They were most common in Burgundy and France, but also elsewhere, especially at the English courts, and in Northern Europe, Hungary and Poland, while uncommon in Italy.

The following is a collection of images depicting the gable headdress, with an emphasis on the version that was popular from the 1520-40s. The images are in no particular order, though they are roughly chronological. Sources are listed below.