There are images out there aplenty of women's hiked skirts showing chausses-- and they tend to be knee-high. The Egerton Genesis has drawings of Dinah being raped in the market and her leg is exposed-- definitely knee-high. The various Tacuinum (Tacuinae?) also have women showing a bit of leg here and there, and again, it seems knee-high chausses were the norm.
Astrida ****************** Astrida Schaeffer, Assistant Director The Art Gallery University of New Hampshire Paul Creative Arts Center 30 College Road Durham, NH 03824 (603) 862-0310 [EMAIL PROTECTED] Fax: (603) 862-2191 ****************** >-----Original Message----- >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Audrey Bergeron-Morin >Sent: Thursday, September 13, 2007 3:25 PM >To: Historical Costume >Subject: Re: [h-cost] middle ages: braies for women? > >> Another question that has something in common with the first >one is: Would women wear chausses under the skirt when it was winter? > >My understanding is that chausses were worn equally by men and women. >I don't know if they just wore knee-high hose or full-leg >chausses, though. > >> If yes, it would be logic that they needed braies to tie the >chausses to something. > >A simple belt would do here. >_______________________________________________ >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
