High Medieval Clothing
The High Middle Ages usually designate the time from the 11th to the 13th centuries. Most notably, compared to the Early Middle Ages, during the High Middle Ages the garments of the nobility had become far more conspicuous, colorful, and form-fitting.
According to contemporary research, the most common article of clothing was the “cote,” a rather simple garment worn by rich and poor, men and women alike. However, the cote’s shape and color varied, depending upon the wearer’s gender and status.
The garments of the poor during the High Middle Ages
The simple shape of the cote was quite popular with the lower classes, and it was frequently worn by the poor. So, for instance, the Landsässische Tracht (garb worn by Landsassen; Middle High German for ’farm workers’), usually consisted of an undershirt and breeches (a kind of medieval underwear) as undergarments under a belted cote and chausses, usually with a coif (‘Bundhaube’) as headwear, topped off with a hat or a hood. Farmers and simple peasants usually wore clothes made from wool or linen, as these materials were easy to produce and inexpensive to obtain.
Clothing of the nobility in the High Middle Ages
Because clothing in the High Middle Ages was also considered a symbol of status, and the nobility fancied showing off their prosperity, obtaining the most exquisite fabrics quickly became quite a sumptuous affair. Although the pattern of the cote worn by the nobility resembled that of the peasants, the garment was hardly suitable for practical labor. Noble men usually wore cotes with varying lengths (from the middle of the thighs to the middle of the calves), while women’s dresses were often long enough to draggle on the floor. Additionally, the rich attempted to use (and thus show off) as much fabric as possible, and therefore pleated it vertically. As a result, the motif of the pleated garment was quite popular in the visual arts of that time.
Dyed fabrics were, due to the rarity of dyes, quite expensive, which is why the colorful garb of the nobility stood out from the untreated fabrics worn by the lower classes.
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Beinstulpe Seran - Braun
29,90 € -
Beinstulpe Seran - Schwarz
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Belt Hedwig - Black
12,90 € -
Belt Hedwig - Brown
12,90 €Nicht auf Lager
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Belt Hedwig - Burgundy
12,90 € -
Belt Hedwig - Dark Blue
12,90 € -
Belt Hedwig - Hemp
12,90 € -
Belt Hedwig - Ice Blue
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Belt Hedwig - Natural
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Belt Hedwig - Seaweed
12,90 €Nicht auf Lager
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Belt Hedwig - Spring Green
12,90 €Nicht auf Lager
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Belt Hedwig - Woad Blue
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Belt Sieglinde - Black
14,90 € -
Belt Sieglinde - Blue
14,90 € -
Belt Sieglinde - Brown
14,90 € -
Belt Sieglinde - Burgundy
14,90 € -
Belt Sieglinde - Hemp
14,90 € -
Belt Sieglinde - Ice Blue
14,90 € -
Belt Sieglinde - Seaweed
14,90 € -
Belt Sieglinde - Spring Green
14,90 € -
Belt Sieglinde - Woad Blue
14,90 € -
Bonnet Dagmar - Black / Natural
17,90 € -
Bonnet Dagmar - Burgundy / Woad Blue
17,90 € -
Bonnet Dagmar - Natural
17,90 € -
Bonnet Emma - Burgundy
18,90 € -
Bonnet Emma - Natural
18,90 € -
Bonnet Helga - Black
16,90 € -
Bonnet Helga - Burgundy
16,90 € -
Bonnet Helga - Hemp
16,90 € -
Bonnet Helga - Natural
16,90 € -
Bruche Gisbert - Natur
29,90 € -
Damenhaube Castilla - Natur
17,90 € -
Dress Agnes - Dark Blue / Woad Blue
74,90 € -
Halblange Untertunika Gilbert - Natur
44,90 € -
Lange Untertunika Bernard - Natur
44,90 € -
Langtunika Arnaud - Grau
41,93 € -
Langtunika Arnaud - Natur
41,93 € -
Langtunika Everard - Wolle Schwarz
79,90 € -
Overdress Loretta - Burgundy / Woad Blue
69,90 € -
Overdress Verena - Seaweed
64,90 € -
Surcot Albrun - Wolle Herbstgrün
79,90 € -
Surcot Ivrea - Wool Camel
59,90 € -
Surcot Leonora - Dark Blue
49,90 €