Historical Clothing
Clothing in the Middle Ages from today’s perspective
The Middle Ages encompasses an enormous time span in the history of mankind—from the 6th to the 15th centuries. Even though there is an enormous difference in the way people dressed during the various eras of the Middle Ages, throughout all strata of the European population it was common to wear clothing in layers that were often divided into outer- and undergarments. Because clothes in the Middle Ages were often used to recognize the wearer’s station in life and had therefore a more symbolic function, sumptuary laws decided which stratum was allowed to wear—or prohibited from wearing—a given kind of clothing. Their main goal was to prevent the peasantry from dressing in the kind of clothes the nobles fancied.
Differences in clothing in the middle ages
Sometimes clothing in the Middle Ages varied, due to the sumptuary laws and financial considerations. Not only the wearer’s station in life played a role here, but also gender, region, and the given sub-epoch within the Middle Ages. The fashion among the nobles for instance changed rather rapidly throughout the era, whereas the peasantry’s clothing remained more or less the same, since they had fewer resources at their disposal than did the rich and their clothes didn’t need to be stylish but rather practical.
Women’s garments had to be longer than those of men, as it was unseemly for them to reveal too much of their figure or undergarments. Yet this attitude was gradually set aside over the course of time during the Middle Ages. Also, married women were expected to cover their hair, a rule, that, however, declined in importance by the end of the Middle Ages, and as a consequence, women started wearing elaborate hairstyles and headdresses.
Medieval clothing today
Today, many people harbor a biased, overly generalized view of the Middle Ages, often ignoring significant differences among epochs or regions. Views on medieval clothing are commonly derived from movies in which the actors’ outfits aren’t based on historical facts. Since a lot of false information and myths circulate about the Middle Ages, the costumes are frequently changed to fit the story of the movie or simply are not carefully enough researched. In historical movies, the costuming ends up representing a random mixture of different epochs and regions, or even contains fantasy elements, creating an appealing style—but an inaccurate one.
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Zuberkleid Metta - Natur
34,90 € -
Wolltunika Lodin - Rot
59,90 € -
Wolltunika Lodin - Grün
59,90 € -
Wolltunika Lodin - Grau
59,90 € -
Wolltunika Lodin - Dunkelgrau
59,90 € -
Wolltunika Lodin - Braun
59,90 € -
Wolltunika Lodin - Blau
59,90 € -
Wollbeinlinge Bernulf - Rot
33,53 € -
Wollbeinlinge Bernulf - Grau
33,53 € -
Wollbeinlinge Bernulf - Braun
33,53 € -
Winterunterkleid Thora - Natur
55,90 € -
Wappenrock Thibaud - Schwarz
33,53 € -
Wappenrock Thibaud - Natur
33,53 € -
Wadenwickel Asgar - Schwarz/Grau
29,90 € -
Wadenwickel Asgar - Oliv/Grau
29,90 € -
Wadenwickel Asgar - Bordeaux/Grau
29,90 € -
Wadenwickel Aki Wolle - Schwarz
16,72 € -
Wadenwickel Aki Wolle - Rot
16,72 € -
Wadenwickel Aki Wolle - Orange
16,72 € -
Wadenwickel Aki Wolle - Herbstgrün
16,72 € -
Wadenwickel Aki Wolle - Grün
16,72 € -
Wadenwickel Aki Wolle - Grau
16,72 € -
Wadenwickel Aki Wolle - Gelb
16,72 € -
Wadenwickel Aki Wolle - Dunkelgrau
16,72 € -
Wadenwickel Aki Wolle - Braun
16,72 € -
Wadenwickel Aki Wolle - Blau
16,72 € -
Untertunika Lofar 3/4 Arm - Natur
34,90 € -
Untertunika Leif - Schwarz
34,90 € -
Untertunika Leif - Natur
34,90 € -
Untertunika Leif - Hanf
34,90 € -
Untertunika Leif - Blau
34,90 € -
Untertunika Lagertha - Natur
34,90 € -
Unterkleid Johanna - Natur
49,90 € -
Unterkleid Freya - Waidblau
49,90 € -
Unterkleid Freya - Schwarz
49,90 € -
Unterkleid Freya - Lindgrün
49,90 € -
Unterkleid Freya - Hanf
49,90 € -
Unterkleid Freya - Bordeaux
49,90 € -
Unterkleid Feme - Natur
49,90 € -
Unterkleid Feme - Dunkelblau
49,90 € -
Unterkleid Feme - Bordeaux
49,90 € -
Unterkleid Annecke - Natur
44,90 € -
Überkleid Haithabu - Safrangelb
29,90 € -
Überkleid Haithabu - Blau
29,90 € -
Tunika Ekwin - Schwarz
45,90 € -
Tunika Ekwin - Rot
45,90 € -
Tunika Ekwin - Braun
45,90 € -
Tuch Bertrude - Wolle Rot
24,90 € -
Tuch Bertrude - Wolle Braun
24,90 € -
Tuch Bertrude - Wolle Blau
24,90 € -
Trägerkleid Jodis - Wolle Rot
49,90 € -
Trägerkleid Jodis - Wolle Herbstgrün
49,90 € -
Trägerkleid Frida - Meerblau
25,13 € -
Trägerkleid Frida - Flieder
25,13 € -
Trägerkleid Frida - Blau
25,13 € -
Thorsberghose Ragnar - Schwarz
33,53 € -
Thorsberghose Ragnar - Sand
33,53 € -
Thorsberghose Ragnar - Hanf
33,53 € -
Thorsberghose Ragnar - Braun
33,53 € -
Thorsberghose Fenris - Wolle Herbstgrün
41,93 €