from 15th Century

Shirts

from 11th Century, 12th Century, 13th Century, 14th Century, 15th Century, Body Linens

Shirts were simple t-shaped garments with either a plain round neck or, in the 15thC, a simple split neck opening. They were rarely seen except on labouring class men working in hot conditions (though most often depicted in execution scenes). Made of linen so that they could be frequently laundered, the quality of the fabric depended on the wealth of the owner, as did the colour; fine, white linen was the choice of the wealthy, natural brown/grey heavier cloth was more affordable to working class men. Even the poorest man would have owned several shirts and they would have doubled as nightwear.

Plain neck shirt £45
Split neck shirt, hand-finished £55

Fur-Trimmed Gowns

from 14th Century, 15th Century, Gowns

Fur has been used for warmth for millenia, but in the medieval period it was often an expensive fashion statement.

Late 15thC Short Pleated Gown	Late 15thC Middle Class Gown
15thC Short Fur-Trimmed Wool Gown	15thC Short Fur-Trimmed Wool Gown – Back view
Late 15thC fur-trimmed gown	Late 15thC Burgundian Gown
Late 15thC Gown

15th Century Menswear

from 15th Century

15thC men	Menswear at it’s simplest consisted of underwear (shirt and braies), joined hose attached with pointed ties to a doublet, a coat or gown and hat. To be seen outside of the home (or manual working environment) without these basic layers was to be improperly dressed. Shirt £45, Braies £35 Joined hose from £110 (footed £125) Doublets from £155 Coats from £155 Pleated Gowns from £245 Hoods £45 Hats from £15
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Joined (Full) Hose

from 15th Century, Hose



Joined Hose	In the later 14th and 15th century, hose rise further up the leg until they joined in the middle, at best guess around 1420. Often footed or stirruped, early joined hose barely reached above the widest part of your bottom; only at the end of the century had they risen to normal waist level. Braies became smaller as they had less area to cover. Joined hose – stirruped £110, footed from £125
Joined Hose	Joined Hose – rear

15th Century Men’s Gowns

from 15th Century, Gowns

The final layer was the gown, full length for those that could afford it and the preferred length for the older man. Younger, more fashionable types might prefer a gown so short it barely covered the buttocks.
Wool was practical and hardwearing, silk was for showing off. Fur was used for warmth and demonstrated a certain level of wealth also.

Shorter coats were worn by poorer or working men.

Prices start from £155 for a simple short wool coat up to many hundreds for a silk gown with all the trimmings.

15thC Long Wool Gown	15thC Long Wool Gown
15thC Short Pleated Fur-trimmed Wool Gown	15thC Short Pleated Wool Gown
15thC Long Wool Gown	15thC Working Man’s Coat in undyed wool
15thC Mid-length buttoned wool coat	15thC Mid-length middle class wool gown

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