Medieval Clothing: Clothing of the Middle Ages

Each historical period was accompanied by its own clothingThis being a factor that helps to chronologically locate any person who does not have more knowledge to be able to differentiate between periods. Regarding the Middle Ages a difference can be found in relation to what was seen in times of the Roman Empire, having a notorious complexity in garments thanks to the use of meshes and fabric works much more detailed, although of course, as in other cases the beauty and complexity depended directly on the social stratum to which it belonged, being the most beautiful and luxurious garments typical of the aristocracy.

The use of dyes It lacked greater complexity, the garments having only one color, being the women who were in charge of creating the garments for their family, also appreciating that the duller and more natural colors were those of common people while the nobility had the most showy. In all cases the garments were long and for the cold the use of animal skins forest like foxes.

It is also the time of coat of mail by the soldiers, who used to use it for greater protection under their usual garments, which used to be accompanied by iron helmets.


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