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Mens Clothing in Medieval Times. Brittany Blanz. The First L ayer of Peasant Clothing. The first layer of men’s clothing is a pair of half trousers or braies These are made from either linen or another thin material They are most like modern boxers but
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Mens Clothing in Medieval Times Brittany Blanz
The First Layer of Peasant Clothing • The first layer of men’s clothing is a pair of half trousers or braies • These are made from either linen or another thin material • They are most like modern boxers but the differ by going down to the mid calf • Braies have ties at the bottom so when working in heat they can roll and tie their trousers up.
The Hose • A peasant next pulls on a pair of woolen hose • The hose runs from the waist to the feet and is attached to the braies by leather thongs • Because of the lack of elastic the hose were not form fitting, they were most like modern stirrup pants
The Shirts • Over the braies and hose, peasants wore a linen shirt that went at least down to the thighs. • These shirts had slits in them for mobility while working
The Tunic • Over all these layers is a tunic • The tunic does not go past the knee because it would not get in the way while working • Tunics can have sleeves but they can also be sleeveless but the always have a large head opening that can be gathered with string for warmth
The Noble Mens Clothing • Most of the clothes that the the noble men and aristocrats wore are the same patterns as peasants just with more valuable material • In the twelfth century fitted clothes came into style and noble men and women pinned their clothes to make them as form fitting as possible • Clothes were encrusted with jewels and embroidered with precious metals
Clothing was particularly important to a noble because of the value placed on display. • Tailored clothes of the finest material and with the most costly decorations shouted a noble’s status • People bought fabrics in the towns and made their own clothing
A noble might also have one side of his hose woven one color and another side a different one. They also did this with tunics • Noble men were said to follow the fashion trends just as the women did.
Foot Wear • On their feet men wore leather shoes if they could afford them • Before 1300 the shoes were rounded and after the shoes were pointy with hooks