Medieval female fashion between 1000 and 1300

By Sidsel
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Dec 09, 2016
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1000's, 1100's, 1200's, Clothing history, Female, History, Medieval

An overview of medieval female fashion from 1000 to 1300 (11th and 12th century) with lots of images from the source material as well as a short description of each type of garment. This post is focused on the upper classes.

The early medieval period does not have as much variation in the female dress as the later periods, but it does have some beautiful garments. It is interesting to see the female dress go from simple cotes and mantles over the elaborerte wide sleeved bliaut in the 1100’s and back to simpler cotes and cyclas in the 1200’s.

My personal favourite is the 1200’s fashion. If I didn’t have any restriction on which period to create a dress for that is the style I would go for. It just seem so comfortable and lovely.

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Male hair styles and head gear from 1000 to 1300

By Sidsel
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Dec 08, 2016
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1000's, 1100's, 1200's, Clothing history, Headwear, History, Male, Medieval

Unlike in later periods men in the early middle ages don’t seem to have had any problem walking around bare headed but hats and coif win popularity as the period goes on. Men are shown both clean shaven and with full beards and the hair is either short or to the chin.

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Male hair styles and head gear in the 1500’s

By Sidsel
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Dec 08, 2016
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1500's, Clothing history, Headwear, History, Male, Renaissance

This post is very much a work in progress.

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Male hair styles and head gear in the 1400’s

By Sidsel
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Dec 08, 2016
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1400's, History, Medieval, Renaissance

Early in the 1400’s, the (liripipe) hood remained a common component of dress for all classes, although it was frequently worn around the neck as a cowl or twisted into the fantastical shapes of the chaperon. Hats of various styles—tall-crowned with small brims or no brims at all, hats with brims turned up on one side for variations of the coif, or low-crowned with wider brims pulled to a point in front—began to compete with the draped chaperon, especially in Italy. A brimless scarlet cap became nearly universal for young Florentines in particular, and was widely worn by older men and those in other cities.1Wikipedia

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Male hair styles and head gear in the 1300’s

By Sidsel
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Dec 08, 2016
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1300's, Clothing history, Headwear, History, Male, Medieval

The diversity of styles and colors of headgear increased greatly in the 1300’s. Although there are still uncovered heads shown in the manuscripts, it really does complete the outfit more when appropriate headgear is worn.

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Female headgear from 1000 to 1300

By Sidsel
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Dec 08, 2016
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1000's, 1100's, 1200's, Clothing history, Female, Headwear, History, Medieval

Compared to later periods the woman of the early medieval period wore pretty simple head dresses. Often just a veil but towards the later period the barbette and fillet combination became popular among the noble women.

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Female headgear in the 1300’s

By Sidsel
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Dec 08, 2016
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1300's, Clothing history, Female, Headwear, History, Medieval

An overivew of the fashion of medieval female headgear 1300’s (14th century). Hats, veils and hair styles though images from source material.

In the 1300’s woman would wear anything from uncovered braids, to veils over barbet and fillet, caul and crespine, depending on rank, wealth and time.

Last edited: 17/5 2017

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Female headgear in the 1400’s

By Sidsel
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Dec 08, 2016
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1400's, Clothing history, Female, Headwear, History, Medieval

A number of different styles were worn throughout the century. Any of these styles could be topped by a padded roll, sometimes arranged in a heart-shape, or a veil, or both. Veils were supported by wire frames that exaggerated the shape and were variously draped from the back of the headdress or covered the forehead.

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Female headgear in the 1500’s

By Sidsel
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Dec 08, 2016
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1500's, Clothing history, Female, Headwear, History, Renaissance

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Medieval male hair and headgear

By Sidsel
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Nov 27, 2016
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Clothing history, Headwear, History, Male, Medieval, Renaissance

Unlike females in the middle ages, men didn’t always wear hats, but it seem they were more likely to wear them that not. The fashion for headgear changes at least as much as the clothing fashion. At times it seems it changes more.

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