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Twelfth and Thirteenth Century Clothing
Galiana de Baiona covers aspects of twelfth and thirteenth century clothing such as materials, visual and textual documentation, how-to, and a list of definitions.
http://www.geocities.com/douziemesiecle/

Liz Jones Home Page
Articles on making various Italian garments (Balzo, Farsetto).
http://home.earthlink.net/~lizjones429/

The Garb Index
Lists descriptions of, and links to articles on, clothing (and more) worn in the past.
http://garbindex.ath.cx/

The Milanese Tailor's Handbook
A combination portfolio and sketchbook for the Tailors who compiled it in the 1570s, the sections shown here are those showing men and women's fashionable dress of the time.
http://www.costume.dm.net/Tailors/

Dress, Jewels, Arms and Coat of Arms: Medieval Culture and Self-Representation in the Late Middle Ages
Details aspects of medieval dress such as heraldry, armour, everyday clothing and jewelry. This site discusses how these cultural items reflect medieval culture of the time.
http://www.ceu.hu/medstud/manual/SRM/index.htm

Footwear of the Middle Ages
An ongoing and comprehensive examination of the history and development of footwear and shoemaking techniques through the middle ages to the end of the 16th century.
http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/shoe/SHOEHOME.HTM

Medieval Shoes from the Bata Museum
A pictorial collection of shoes dating from the middle ages.
http://www.medievallife.com/Pages/bata.htm

Cotehardie and Houppelande
Patterns, images, history, and links for men's and women's Medieval garb.
http://www.pipcom.com/~tempus/cotelande/

Ariadne la Noire's Cotehardie Documentation Page
Information and links documenting the article of clothing known as the cotehardie.
http://www.geocities.com/ariedin/Cotehardie.html

Starkiller's Costume Resources
Research articles and images with emphasis on the 12th and 13th centuries. Photograph gallery, links, and articles on clothing types and accessories, velvet, and black dyes.
http://www.geocities.com/starkiller01.geo/cover.htm

A Study of 12th and 13th Century Clothing
Well researched article on women's and men's fashion during the Middle Ages. Descriptions and photographs. Comprehensive bibliography, and links to related pages. Author: Lydie LaBarthe.
http://www.geocities.com/Area51/Lair/5459/

Medieval Clothing Pages
Comprehensive collection of articles and essays on medieval fashion, garments and accessories. Links to related history sites. Author: Cynthia Virtue.
http://www.virtue.to/articles/

Clothing Types and Styles from the Middle Ages
List of clothing types and styles from the Middle Ages.
http://home.kc.rr.com/gemstone/clothing.html

Albanach.org
Topics include clothing from Medieval Scottish Highlands.
http://albanach.org/

House Marsvin's Medieval Pages
Many articles on 14th Century Viking clothing.
http://www.forest.gen.nz/Medieval/

The Wardrobe of a 12th Century Frankish Noblewoman
Mistress Rowena Le Sarjent's essay discussing the clothing of a French-speaking lady of noble birth, of around the 12th century.
http://www.sca.org.nz/collegium/costume/wardrobe_12C_frankish_noblewoman.php

The Beautiful Bliaut
Lady Arianne de Chateaumichel's essay thoroughly discussing the bliaut.
http://www.chateau-michel.org/belle_bliaut.htm

Burgundian Formal Dress
Lady Lyonnete Vibert's essay on women's clothing in late-15th century Northern Europe, particularly Burgundy and Flanders.
http://cleftlands.cwru.edu/BurgundianCostume.pdf

Buried with the Friars
British Archaeology, no 53, June 2000 - Exceptionally well-preserved finds from an Augustinian friary in Hull have shed light on life and death in the Middle Ages
http://www.britarch.ac.uk/ba/ba53/ba53feat.html#evans

Eachna's 5th Century Irish-Celtic Re-Enactments Site
Garb of Fifth Century (AD/CE) Irish Celtic nobility
http://www.celticgarb.org/

Early Medieval Irish Clothing and Shoes
Molly (NíDana) McGinn's articles on Early Medieval Irish Costume
http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Delphi/4715/costume/costumeindex.html

General Construction for Houppelandes
Cynthia Thibault's basic layout of the easiest version of a houppelande (many other articles by Cynthia are found at http://www.virtue.to/)
http://www.thibault.org/wedding/construction.html

Jessica Clark - Irène leNoir
Articles on Cotehardies, Houpelandes and other garb from 1350s - 1450s in Central Europe
http://www.loudzen.com/users/jessica/

Making the Irish Leine
Meghan Paget gives full instructions on making a leine, accompanied by a discussion of the garment
http://www.kelthaven.org/leine/

Melanie Schuessler's Period Costumes
Research paper on 12th century garb, and some pictures of 15th century garb
http://www.faucet.net/costume/period/periodcostume.html

Scottish Clothing
Sharon L. Krossa's articles and resources regarding clothing in pre-modern Scotland
http://www.medievalscotland.org/clothing/

Scottish Historical Clothing Research
Details on Scottish Medieval wear by M. E. Riley and Kass McGann
http://www.reconstructinghistory.com/scottish/medievalscot.html

15th Century Female Flemish Dress
Hope Greenberg provides images of women from paintings the 15th century by artists working primarily in the northwestern part of Europe. It is intended to show examples of the predominant trends in upper class clothing from the era.
http://www.uvm.edu/~hag/sca/15th/

The 12th -13th Century
Essay describing clothing in the 12th and 13th centuries, by SCA member Albreanna
http://victorian.fortunecity.com/manet/394/page21i.htm

Understanding Houpelande and Burgundian Clothing Construction
Mistress Corisander's instructions for making 15th century Burgundian and Houppeland gowns.
http://www.james-gang.org/greydove/docs/houpburg.pdf

The Wardrobe
Alianora Munro's articles on 14th and 15th century dress
http://members.aol.com/noramunro/Wardrobe/

Gunnas to Houppelands
Essay tracing women's clothing in England over the 5th through 15th centuries.
http://www.usd.edu:80/~socrean/arts/gunnas.htm

Ravensgard Costuming and Textiles Page
Medieval and Renaissance research, textile weaving and dyes, accessories, jewelry, and supplies. Extensive links collection.
http://www.ravensgard.org/gerekr/costume.html

Some Clothing of the Middle Ages
Marc Carlson offers 'a cursory examination, for people interested in historical recreation and replication, of the extant archaeological and museum materials relating to clothing in the Middle Ages'.
http://www.personal.utulsa.edu/~marc-carlson/cloth/bockhome.html

Costumes and Clothing
Annette Allen's article discusses medieval clothing from 500 AD through to 1500
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Acres/7631/costume3.html

Stefan's Florilegium
A collection of various messages having a common theme
http://www.florilegium.org/files/CLOTHING/

The Well Dressed Wench - Medieval & Renaissance
Pages relating historical costuming, including sewing tips, re-enacting and living history groups, and renaissance festivals
http://www.midnightgarden.com/costume/medieval.html



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