Black has long been associated with grief, but dress codes have shifted over the eras, including elaborate rules for Victorian-era mourners that lasted for years at a time.

Elizabeth I, the last Tudor monarch, was laid to rest April 28, 1603, as her body was carried from Whitehall Palace (where she was lying in state) to Westminster Abbey for the funeral ceremony.

An all-black evening mourning dress from 1861. Today A black silk crepe, black mousseline dress and veil from 1870-1872. Today.

An 1890s evening dress worn by history’s most famous mourner, Queen Victoria, made of black taffeta and mousseline de soie trimmed with lace and mourning crepe, is conservatively cut. But it’s ...

The 41mm day and date Tudor Royal starts at $2,325 in steel and goes to $3,350 for two-tone a yellow gold bezel, crown and center bracelet links. The 38mm starts at $2,250 in steel, and the 28mm ...

The length of mourning, and strict dress codes, wore off. These days, it is still commonplace to opt for a black outfit when mourning someone, but the rules are far less strict.

Mourning Dress (Detail), 1902-1904 Black silk crape, black chiffon, black taffeta Karin L. Willis—The Metropolitan Museum of Art. By Sarah Begley. October 21, 2014 9:13 AM EDT ...

Because of its "Tudor" style, the dress was seen as being very similar to Queen Elizabeth I's fashion. Related articles. Queen Letizia's £750,000 wedding tiara has strong link to Queen Sofia; ...

The concept of “white mourning” followed the example of Mary, Queen of Scots, who was painted in a white mourning dress after she lost multiple family members in the 16th century.

Black has long been associated with grief, but dress codes have shifted over the eras, including elaborate rules for Victorian-era mourners that lasted for years at a time.