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Medieval Historical  Costuming
by Lena Torp /Lady Astrid Johnsdotter Torp

        
  

Please observe! I just create these costumes for fun and do not perform orders.
I will be happy to help you in the way I can, that is to try answering your questions, as soon as possible.

  
         
  900 to 1100.
Viking and early medieval
Tunics with wool embroidery, tabletwowen ribbons, advanced woven wool.


Viking woman

  


Viking girl

  


Viking Gotland

        
       
1100. Early medieval
The influense from Byzanz are strong. The coif (the little cloth helmet) is popular to wear, as the Templar knights does. Heavy brockade from Damaskus.


1100 woman


Coif headdress

  


Simple surcoat

      
  1200.  Velvet from Italy on wealthy people. Tighter silhuett. Low waistline at the hips and long, wide sleeves.


Italian inspiration

  

 


Simple surcoat

  


Embroidered Ladys dress


Embroidered wooldress

      
                     
  1300. Buttons of cloth, bone or metal. Wealthy people wear dekorations on the edges ( Codex manesse).


Moy Bog dress

  


Young Lady dress in thin wool

  


Inspired by a fresk in Lybeck
A princess dress


Herjolfsnes from Greenland

    
  1400. The waistline moves upwards under the breast. The more cloth, more expensive and beautiful, the wealthier you are. The ladies hats goes bigger too.


Norman Lady

  


Duc de Berry dress

 


A Burgund bridemaidens dress		 The Henin

 

      
         
1500. Tight top and sleeves, pregnant look. Large hats and the veil are more a decoration than concealer of the hair.
Later on the waistline move down, and body forming corsetts and fartingale gives the Tudorstyle.


Maria Magdalena dress

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Flemish dress

Kamfrau
Coming, a Florentin Ladys dress