The Late Middle Ages

Medieval Costume

(1300 A.D.-1500 A.D.)

• men wore loosly fitting styles
• hose made of wool were introduced
• short tunics were worn with large sleeves called houppelande's
• royal women of France wore sideless surcotes and false hanging sleeves were popular
• jewelry, head coverings and hanging purses were brought into the womans wordrobe
• late 14th century-men wore codpiece's with a pouch in the front similar to a jockstrap
• houppelands became shorter
• 15th century-gowns for women were elaborate with deep v-necks