Medieval Ages
Medieval Ages
Fashion for noble women
The Medieval Times began in the year 476 and ended in 1492, it lasted for approximately thousand years. Fashion back then was not about a wide choice like we have today. Materials used were much coarser and there were far fewer colours. Clothing during the medieval period was also restricted to the social status one belonged to.
In general clothes were made from local materials such as wool, leather, wood clay and iron. Fur was regularly used to line the garments of the wealthy. Taffeta, velvet, damask are all various fabrics which weren’t available in the Middle Age period. These fabrics made out of materials such as silk, cotton and linen. All of their cloths were hand sewn.
Poorer women wore dull coloured dresses made out of wool. The colours ranged from dark, brown or grey. They also wore stockings and leather shoes. This didn’t change so much throughout the Medieval period.
Only the rich people could afford to follow fashion, as it was very expensive to buy fashionable clothes at the beginning of the Medieval Times. But in later times people couldn’t tell the difference between nobles and townspeople so King Edward the 3rd brought in a law saying who could wear what.
In the 1400s nobles wore first-class clothes where laws were passed down for merchants to back off dressing like nobles. However many people ignored these laws. Apparently nobles took it as a threat towards their position.
During the 10th-11th century in Europe brooches were the most popular jewelry item. Brooches were made out of gold and gemstones. One of the more popular brooches was called Celtic broche. It was made from high-quality secular metalwork from Early Medieval Celtic art.
Pao were long silky robes coloured red and purple, to show how wealthy they were. However only the royalty were allowed to wear the colours red and purple. These usually happened to be wrapped over at the front and were fastened with sashes, belts or hooks and would
Fashion for noble women
The Medieval Times began in the year 476 and ended in 1492, it lasted for approximately thousand years. Fashion back then was not about a wide choice like we have today. Materials used were much coarser and there were far fewer colours. Clothing during the medieval period was also restricted to the social status one belonged to.
In general clothes were made from local materials such as wool, leather, wood clay and iron. Fur was regularly used to line the garments of the wealthy. Taffeta, velvet, damask are all various fabrics which weren’t available in the Middle Age period. These fabrics made out of materials such as silk, cotton and linen. All of their cloths were hand sewn.
Poorer women wore dull coloured dresses made out of wool. The colours ranged from dark, brown or grey. They also wore stockings and leather shoes. This didn’t change so much throughout the Medieval period.
Only the rich people could afford to follow fashion, as it was very expensive to buy fashionable clothes at the beginning of the Medieval Times. But in later times people couldn’t tell the difference between nobles and townspeople so King Edward the 3rd brought in a law saying who could wear what.
In the 1400s nobles wore first-class clothes where laws were passed down for merchants to back off dressing like nobles. However many people ignored these laws. Apparently nobles took it as a threat towards their position.
During the 10th-11th century in Europe brooches were the most popular jewelry item. Brooches were made out of gold and gemstones. One of the more popular brooches was called Celtic broche. It was made from high-quality secular metalwork from Early Medieval Celtic art.
Pao were long silky robes coloured red and purple, to show how wealthy they were. However only the royalty were allowed to wear the colours red and purple. These usually happened to be wrapped over at the front and were fastened with sashes, belts or hooks and would