This portrait was painted when I was 35 years old, after defeating the Spanish Armada in 1588.

​In this portrait, I am wearing  trendy, tight, white, silk ruff round the neck; a gorgeous, tight, grey-green, velvet jacket embroidered with gems; a beautiful, comfortable, short, pyffy, loose, greenish, velver doublet embroidered in silver; a fashionable, comfortable, tight, white, silk chemise, with a lace on the left arm; a pair of comfortable, tight, white, silk hose; and, finally, a pair of gorgeous, comfortable, black, leather shoes.