12/28/2023 0 Comments Cote medieval clothing![]() As with the braies, the under garment is so big, in part, to ensure the outer garments drape properly on the body. The cut of the garment is very wide and the fit is extremely loose. It, too, was made out of linen and would be washed regularly. ![]() This garment was worn only by men.Īgain, this is a staple garment worn by all classes of society. Make your braies first to ensure your hose will fit properly.Īlthough this garment looks intimidating to make from how it is depicted in the artwork, the Making Medieval Long Braies article will show that they are remarkably simple to construct and almost all of the variation seen in the artwork can be configured from a single garment. Without the braies, the hose will have nothing to point to and you will have nothing to cover the body from the upper thigh onwards. ![]() This garment is absolutely essential to wear if you are going to wear split hose. In either case I roll the waistband down a couple of rolls to add some extra padding and to make the fit a little more secure. When I am not wearing hose, my favorite way to wear the braies is the pull the front split of the leg up and point it to the waistband of the braies. This keeps the braies close to the leg and doesn’t cause uncomfortable bunching around the thigh with the fabric of the hose and braies. My personal preference is to tie the bottoms tight above the knee while wearing hose. With my own pair of braies I have worn them with and without hose in all of these configurations. The garment would also typically have openings or eyelets in the waistband to “point” or tie the hose to the waistband of the braies. Fundamentally, it is a loose fitting and baggy pair of shorts tightened with a drawstring. This garment, although universally worn, has massive variation in styling. Artwork in the Morgan Picture Bible shows King Saul going to the bathroom in a cave wearing the same long braies as the peasants working the fields. Because of this, it would be easy to wash and, along with the under linen shirt, would likely be washed regularly to avoid causing wear to the more expensive and intricate outer clothing that people wore.įor the covered period the braies are exclusively worn long, usually down to the knee if not longer. However, there will be specific pages for each of the following garments that details more specifically how to sew and construct each of the garments. This page will provide a brief description of each of the below listed primary garments worn by all classes of society, the variations in the garments and practical considerations surrounding them. Although it seems obvious, it bears noting that a peasant farmer might be wearing clothing that is more threadbare and well worn looking than a knight. ![]() The primary differences would be in quality, colors, embroidery, length, and how worn a garment would appear. A farmer, a merchant, a knight, a lord, and king would have all worn basically the same types of garment. While today we usually only see these types of fabrics used for curtains and sheets, the medieval nobleperson would wear these as a sign of affluence.ĭetermine what period you are trying to approximate and then do your research on what would have been typical for the type of person you wish to portray. ![]() Typically brocade fabrics are made of silk and have intricate patterns of gold, silver, or other brightly colored raised thread in the fabric. Another indication of wealth would be to wear a brocade style fabric. The other major difference in fabrics is reflected in the wealthy wearing fabrics with embroidery around the neck, sleeves, and bottom of the garment. Most of the difference between the classes will be seen in the length of the garment, with kings and nobles wearing longer garments down to the floor with peasants wearing shorter, knee to lower thigh length garments. The waist itself was rarely nipped in and the sleeves often ranged from boxy and free flowing to the extremes of extended “peaked” sleeves with extra fabric hanging down to demonstrate the wealth of the wearer. All of the other garments were constructed with a boxy fit and were controlled and brought close to the body through wearing belts around the natural waist to cinch the extra fabric. This period was typified by rather loose fitting garments with the exception of the hose. This article will focus more on the different types of garments that would have been worn in the covered period of 1000-1300. ![]()
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