Some 15th-century hose were built with soles so one didn't need to wear shoes. I don't know about 14th-century hose, but it's possible that it was done that way earlier as well.

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Melanie Schuessler


On Jun 30, 2007, at 4:08 PM, Suzi Clarke wrote:


On behalf of a costuming colleague, as I don't know much about this period

"I have a query about 14th century hose. Some of the illustrations in
>the Psalter show men wearing hose without shoes or boots. Can you
>direct me to any information about this practice - or am I just
>misinterpreting the images?"

Can anyone help - I will pass on information.

Also, can anyone remind me how one joins please - my colleague would like to join us.

Suzi

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