Etikett: sleeves
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The wrist ruffle
It appears again and again in manuscripts from 1400-1430 (ish): the wrist ruffle, often but not always in contrasting color compared to the houppelande or pourpoint. Worn by both men and women. Sometimes overhanging the hands. Yet it’s almost never seen in patterns. What is it? The rochet theoryFashion History Timeline mentions a garment called…
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Under garments – pourpoints and hybrid pourpoints
Classical pourpoints What did Jean Creton wear under his houppelande? A pourpoint or doublet was the typical garment a man would wear under a houppelande. During most of the 14th and 15th centuries, they were characterized by: In the first decade of the 15:th century (1400-1410) there seem to have been a great deal of…
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Sleeve lining
99% of houppelandes in manuscripts are lined with fur, giving the necessary weight to achieve the right draping, especially if the outer fabric was a lightweight silk. As the houppelande was an outer garment, the fur would also provide warmth to its wearer. The fur lining usually extended all the way out to the dagging…
Jean Creton's houppelande 