This is probably the best overall site to give you a taste of the era. http://www.regia.org/ In terms of fashion there are certain conventions that have come to be accepted as differentiating Saxon and Norman, but in period there had been enough cultural exchange in the decades before The Conquest, that Normans and Saxons were probably dressed almost alike. The convention states that Saxon male tunics are shorter and have tighter sleeves than Norman tunics and that female Norman tunics are tighter fitting and have wider sleeves than Saxon tunics. Both these conventions are open to argument. Karen Seamstrix
-- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: I will be attending an event with a theme of Saxons vs. Normans, later this summer. My husband and I have elected to side with the Saxons, but as this is rather earlier than my usual periods, I'm not sure where to start. How does Saxon dress differ from Norman dress of roughly the same period? Are there any nifty websites that everybody who does 11th Century costuming knows about? I don't need to be Excruciatingly Correct, but I do want to be identifiably Saxon. Thank you for any pointers you may have, Emma _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list [email protected] http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
