During the end of the Iron Age period, Britain was invaded by the Romans. The people of Britain or 'Celts' as they were known didn't give in so easily. They gathered armies of, what the romans described as 'Barbarians', to fight back. One of the most 'barbaric' of the all was a fiery red headed women called Boudicaa and she has been one of my main focuses when thinking of designs.
These images have helped me get an idea of the clothing they wore in the Iron Ages. I found that the clothing is all fairly simple in design and appearance with duller colours worn by the poor and more eye catching patterns for the rich. Also I found out that people who were higher up in society could afford more elaborate pieces to decorate themselves, such as jewellery. The most famous piece of jewellery found from this era were Torcs. Torcs are early forms of bracelets that were thick and made from precious metals.
Mainly the pieces of jewellery were made from one type of metal with engravings in but some had splashed of colour such as the ones shown above. I also researched into what a tribe leader might have worn in this time but there wasn't a lot of information on this. I did find this beautiful Greek crown that was worn by their rulers so I am thinking about working off of this for the princesses tiara.
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