# What is the name for this Elizabethan-era men's outfit? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [May 12, 2009, 1:17am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-this-elizabethan-era-mens-outfit/496120 "2009-05-12T01:17:03Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 3\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 9:11pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-this-elizabethan-era-mens-outfit/496120/21 "2009-05-31T21:11:31Z")
> [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](#): > > Yeah, I’d wear it. Wait are you saying the armor is not beautiful? If so, what does armor need to look like to be beautiful by your standards? ---
**Author:** ![Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/8edcca/32.png) [@Superfluous\_Parentheses](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Superfluous_Parentheses)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 9:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-this-elizabethan-era-mens-outfit/496120/22 "2009-05-31T21:15:03Z")
> [@Argent\_Towers](#): > > Wait are you saying the armor is not beautiful? If so, what does armor need to look like to be beautiful by your standards? I was being serious. Your sarcasm meter is too sensitive 🙂 ETA: the editing message in that post is related to something I deleted. Sorry for the confusion. ---
**Author:** ![Argent\_Towers](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/e8c25b/32.png) [@Argent\_Towers](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Argent_Towers)\ **Post date:** [May 31, 2009, 9:22pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-this-elizabethan-era-mens-outfit/496120/23 "2009-05-31T21:22:41Z")
I’m just touchy about people knocking Sir George Clifford. The guy’s one of my heroes. [Previous page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-is-the-name-for-this-elizabethan-era-mens-outfit/496120.md?page=1)