Hi all, I am giving a class soon (in the context of the SCA), entitled 'Cotes and surcotes: Alternatives to Cloaks'. The idea is to give a broad view of outerwear in Western Europe from the 13th to the 16th century, describing various alternatives to cloaks (which can be awkward and a bit useless if you're doing more than just sitting around).
However, the 15th century is giving me a bit of trouble. The 13th century is awash in various kinds of surcoats, many of which carry through into the 14th, and the 16th century of course, has doublets and jerkins and cassocks and so on galore. But there seems to be nothing equivalent in the 15th century, especially for women. This seems a little curious, given that this was the start of the Little Ice Age, but then again, if one is wearing a houppelande why would one need anything else? So my question to the list is - am I missing something here? Can anyone point me to some examples of 15th century outerwear? Thanks, Claire _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume
