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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Thorsberghose Fenris - Wolle Dunkelgrau
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Thorsberghose Fenris - Wolle Braun
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Surcot Isabella - Waidblau
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Surcot Isabella - Schwarz
59,90 € -
Surcot Albrun - Wolle Rot
79,90 € -
Surcot Albrun - Wolle Herbstgrün
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Surcot Albrun - Wolle Grau
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Sommerunterkleid Elisa - Hanf
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Skjoldehamn Gugel Knud Fischgrät - Schwarz/Grau
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Skjoldehamn Gugel Knud Fischgrät - Oliv/Grau
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Skjoldehamn Gugel Knud Fischgrät - Bordeaux/Grau
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Skjoldehamn Gugel Bjorn Wolle - Herbstgrün
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Skjoldehamn Gugel Bjorn Wolle - Grau
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Skjoldehamn Gugel Bjorn Wolle - Braun
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Skapulier Franz - Braun
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Skapulier Benedikt - Schwarz
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Skapulier Benedikt - Natur
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Schürzenkleid Gyda - Hanf
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Schürzenkleid Gyda - Grün
29,33 € -
Schürzenkleid Gyda - Grau
29,33 € -
Schürzenkleid Gyda - Blau
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Mönchskutte Franziskus - Braun
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Mönchskutte Benediktus - Schwarz
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Mönchskutte Benediktus - Natur
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Langtunika Everard - Wolle Schwarz
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Langtunika Arnaud - Natur
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Langtunika Arnaud - Grau
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Lange Untertunika Bernard - Natur
44,90 € -
Kurztunika Frekja - Sand
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Kurztunika Erik - Sand
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Kurztunika Erik - Grün
33,53 € -
Kurzarmuntertunika Snorri - Natur
34,90 € -
Kurzarmunterkleid Laga - Natur
33,53 € -
Kurzarmtunika Aegir - Hanf
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Kleid Frideswinde - Lindgrün
59,90 € -
Kleid Frideswinde - Blau
59,90 € -
Klappenrock Loki Wolle - Rot
69,90 € -
Klappenrock Loki Wolle - Dunkelgrau
69,90 € -
Klappenrock Loki Wolle - Braun
69,90 € -
Klappenrock Loki Wolle - Blau
69,90 € -
Kinderunterkleid Ylvi - Natur
25,13 € -
Kinderunterkleid Ylvi - Bordeaux Rot
25,13 € -
Kinderüberkleid Ylva - Meerblau
24,90 € -
Kinderüberkleid Ylva - Lindgrün
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Kinderüberkleid Ylva - Flieder
24,90 € -
Kindertunika Eriksson - Grün
20,92 € -
Kindertunika Eriksson - Grau
20,92 € -
Kindertunika Eriksson - Blau
20,92 € -
Kinder Untertunika Leifsson - Natur
21,90 € -
Kinder Thorsberghose Ragnarsson - Braun
21,76 € -
Kappe Hugo - Wolle Schwarz
12,52 € -
Kappe Hugo - Wolle Natur
12,52 € -
Kappe Hugo - Wolle Grau
12,52 € -
Kappe Hugo - Wolle Blau
12,52 € -
Halblange Untertunika Gilbert - Natur
44,90 € -
Gugel Curt - Wolle Rot
33,53 €Nicht auf Lager
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Gugel Curt - Wolle Braun
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Gugel Curt - Wolle Blau
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Gugel Cucullus - Wolle Schwarz
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Gugel Cucullus - Wolle Rot
25,13 €Nicht auf Lager