The colour and material used in Elizabethan clothing was extremely important. People who could wear the colour red was dictated by Elizabethan law, these were called the Sumptuary Laws. The colours of Elizabethan clothes, including the colour red, provided information about the status of the man or women wearing them. This was not just directed by the wealth of the person, it also reflected their social standing. The meaning of colours during the Elizabethan era represented many aspects of their life - the social, religious, biblical and Christian symbolism was reflected on the colour red.
The symbolic meaning of the colour red was of fire and associated with power and importance. Red is also strongly associated with the 'Redcoats', used for the British army uniforms in the later English history. Another meaning of red, is meant to describe the clothing of valiant men, meaning that they're strong and courageous or determined.
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