Not a lot of real examples here, paintings and reproductions are the order of the day when we’re going so far back in time.
Examples of dress from the 1300s:
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Reproduction costume is inspired by Codex Mannese (1300-1320). Cloak is made of orange silk green wool underlaid. Clothing is fastened by two brass fibulas connected by silk tie.
Reproduction of servant’s garb.
Sideless Surcote—A woman’s over-gown cut away at the sides from under the arms to the hips to show the cote-hardie or kirtle underneath; it was usually worn with a plastron at the front of the figure.
This bird shoe is dated ca 1300-1350… it is not known whether this was a shoe for men or women.
Men of high fashion in later periods began to wear shoes called Crakows or poulaines. They were long pointed shoes that are said to have come from Poland. They became fashionable in the 1300s. While they were worn by women, they were more of a man’s shoe and could reach impractical lengths, some even had toes held up by gold chains attached to the knee!
German – 1300s
Examples of dress from the 1400s:
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Brocade giornea (overdress) reproduction by rebelshaven.
Reproduction lady’s Italian Renaissance Blue brocade gamurra and gold giornea according to Italian fashion (1485).
Lady Margaret Plantagenet Crown worn at her wedding on 9th July 1468 to Charles the Bold of Bruges, it bears her name and the white roses of York in coloured enamel and is encrusted with pearls
French – 1400s
‘Maria Magdalena’ (1480) by Italian Renaissance painter Carlo Crivelli (1435-1495). Tempera on panel, 49 x 152 cm. via the Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
Reproduction of clothes worn in the Burgundian court in the second half of 15th century.
Original Golden Gown of Queen Margareta – carbon dating has shown that the cloth was very probably woven during the period 1403-1439. In other words, the gown could very well have been made during the lifetime of Margareta, Queen of Denmark, Norway, and Sweden.
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