Category : Outer garments

Outer garments was the third and the most visible layer of the outfit. These clothes had protective and representative tasks (they spoke of the social status of the owner).Very long garments with long and loose sleeves were mainly used by members of higher social classes. In this group of garments we can find plenty of forms. Among outer garments we can find: a surcote (the 13th and the 14th centuries ), a cotehardie , a houppelande, a robe, a coat and other forms of the above, which are difficult to classify.

A coat made from a circle with no lining

A coat made from a circle without the lining. In the standard version, it's fastened with 6 tin moulded ...

A coat made from a semicircle with no lining

A coat made from a semicircle without the lining, tied with a string, it’s made of thick wool. It can be made with a cut-out on the edges. ...

A coat made from a semicircle with the lining

A coat made from a semicircle with the lining, tied with a string, it's made of thick wool with a linen padding. It can be made with a cut-out on the edges. ...

A coat made from three fourth of a circle with no lining

A coat made from three fourth of a circle without the lining. In the standard version it's tied with a string (it can be fastened with 6 tin moulded ...

A lady's surcoat type 1

It's a long loose robe put on over the head, with sleeves which can be tossed to the back. It's made of wool with a linen lining....

A lady's surcoat type 3

It's a long loose robe put on over the head, with no sleeves. It's made of wool with a linen lining....

A lady's travel surcoat type 2

It's a travel outer garment with a hood and with long wide sleeves with a cut near the elbow (allowing you to pull out the hand), it's put on over the head. It's made of wool with a linen lining.

Burgundian dress

Loose court outer dress with fitted sleeves which overlap the palms. Deep V-shape neckline, rounded on the back. Dress is fastened with belt just below the bust. In standard version, it is made of woo...

Lady's cottehardie

Well fitted to the trunk, with gores starting from the level of loins. Fastening at front consist 15 ...

Lady's Houppelande type 1

Houppelande (or: pellanda, cioppa, gioppa) is a former representative outer clothing with folds and baggy sleeves. This medieval dress is put on over the head and buttoned up under the neck (8 tin ...

Lady's Houppelande type 2

Houppelande (or houpelande, cipriana, goun) is a medieval representative outer clothing with folds and open sleeves. This medieval dress is put on through head and buttoned up under the neck. It has...

Lady's Robe type 3

Lady's robe with a little baggy sleeve, with neckline like "V". Robe appeared in the second quarter of XV century. It is made from wool with linen lining....

Lady's surcoat type 4

It's a long loose robe put on over the head with 3/4 sleeves. It's made of wool without a lining. A surcoat is an outer garment used from the 13th century till the early 14th century. In the iconograp...

Lady's surcoat XIVc (type 5)

An element of ladies outer garment typical for XIV century with characteristic large cut-outs on both sides with no sleeves. Made of two main parts of fabric with two gores on each side from hips down...

Outer dress

Well fitted to the trunk, with gores starting from the level of loins. Made of 4 pieces + sleeves & gores, woolen fabric with linen lining. It is laced up on the sides. With 7 tin moulded ...

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