At 11:56 24/07/2006, you wrote:
Hi,
I've never been much interested in trousers in the middle ages,
so I know only a few about it. I'm now talking about the clothing
of peasants - I've recently seen a picture of a complicated
fastening system which should have been historically accurate. Here it is:
http://drakkaria.com/obchod/fotky/341b.jpg
http://drakkaria.com/obchod/fotky/2021b.jpg
I have absolutely no clue whether it is right or wrong. Does
someone know? What kind of fastening was used then?
Thanks, Zuzana
It is probable that the trousers in the pictures are very late
18th or early 19th century. I have never seen men's trousers laced
up the front, and I wonder if these are in fact nor original, but a
reproduction. The pairs in the first picture have similar fastenings
to original trousers/trowsers I have seen from about 1815, although I
have never seen them with draw strings.Where do the pictures come
from? That might help to date them.
Incidentally, I would have said that trousers, as we recognise them
today, were not much worn in medieval times. They mostly wore hose,
either two separate legs tied to a belt or to the doublet, or a pair
of joined hose, fastened in the same way. These were frequently cut
on the cross in order to make them fit fairly tightly.
Suzi
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