How To Dress in the Middle Ages
Gone Medieval
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The Routine of Dressing a Peasant Man
Clothing starts with rectangles and triangles and waist was not okay when you construct a clothing for the most part. Both men and women, there aren't fixed fasteners on clothing, right? Obviously no zippers, no velcro. But even buttons only begin to appear in the late 13th century but they do go with the period of tightening sleeves. Clothing at the neck was held on by ring broaches in French. So both chemise and the outer robe that cuts and then even things below like hose, garters would be held on with ring broaches. In images we see both men and women wearing shoes that are black. Shoes were not a real area of display.
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