Pelisse
Pelisse (also: Pellicle, Pelisse-mantle, Pelisson, Péliçon, Pelizone, Curricle pelisse, Pelisse robe) is a type of cape with a fur lining and a fabric outside (such as silk or velvet).
Fillet
The fillet was a type of headband worn in the Middle Ages. It was usually made of fabric, although more elaborate versions could include precious metals or decorative elements resembling a circlet or wreath.
Сhemise, Shift and Smock
The chemise (also called a shift or smock) was one of the main garments worn in Europe from the Middle Ages until the early 20th century.
Barbette
The Barbette – a strip of fabric, a band around the cheeks and chin. Women wore barbette in the 13th and 14th centuries.
Tranzado or Trinzale
The Tranzado (Spanish: cofia de tranzado) or Trinzale (Italian) is a type of headdress — a cap, net, or veil worn at the back of the head.
Hood and Chaperon
The hood — French capuche / chaperon, Dutch capuchon, Italian cappuccio, Spanish capucha, German Kapuze / Gugel — is a type of head covering that existed in many shapes and under many names.
Bliaud
The bliaut (also spelled bliaud) is an overdress worn in the Middle Ages. It had various design variations, but its main characteristic was a long gown with very long, fitted sleeves that widened dramatically at the cuffs.
Poulaines
Poulaines — also known as crakows / crackowes; Polish ciżemki; German Schnabelschuh; Swedish snabelskor — were fashionable medieval shoes with very long pointed toes.
Tippet
The Tippet (tippets) is (are) long, narrow, cloth streamer, usually white, worn around the arm above the elbow, with the long end hanging down to the ground.
Heuke
Heuke, or a cloak worn over one shoulder, was a popular type of garment in medieval Europe. Cloaks draped over one shoulder had been known since antiquity.
Braies
The Braies (fr. Braies; de. Bruoch; pt. Bragas; ru. Брэ; da. Brog; no. Brok) are a type of panties, men’s undergarment.
Surcoat
The surcoat (French: surcot) is an outer garment commonly worn during the Middle Ages. Its name derives from Old French, meaning “over the cotte.” The surcoat first appeared as a men’s garment during the Crusades, when it was worn over armor to protect it from the sun and heat.
Cruselers
The Frilled veil or Cruselers (de. Krüseler) – this woman’s headdress, which was fashionable in Europe in the 14th – 15th centuries.
Wulsthaube, Steuchlein
The Wulsthaube or Steuchlein is a German female headdress derived from a bonnet. Steuchlein consists of Schleier (veil), Unterhaube (undercap) and Wulst (bulge) – a padded cushion at the back of the head.
Cotte and Cotehardie
The cotte and the cotehardie (English: kirtle) were medieval garments worn over a chemise. They were long, fitted dresses with narrow sleeves.
Houppelande
The houppelande (Spanish: hopalanda; Italian: pellanda) is an overdress characterized by a long, voluminous body and wide, flaring sleeves. It was worn by both men and women in Europe from the late 14th century through the 1430s.
Robe à Tassel
The robe à tassel was a type of overdress fashionable in Europe in the 15th century. This style is sometimes referred to as a Burgundian gown, although this term is not entirely accurate, as 15th-century Burgundian fashion included a variety of gown styles.
Aquamanile
The Aquamanile (plural aquamanilia or simply aquamaniles; from lat. “aqua” – water and lat. “manus” – hand) – is a washstand, a ewer or jug-type vessel for washing hands in the form of an animal or human, sometimes several figures.
Chausses
Chausses (eng. Hose) are any of various styles of men’s clothing for the legs and lower body, worn from the Middle Ages through the 16th century, when the style fell out of use in favor of breeches and stockings.
Chaperon
The Chaperon is a headdress very popular in the Middle Ages. Cloaks with hoods were still in ancient Rome, they were called ‘Lacerna’
Gorget
The gorget is a fashionable accessory—a high collar that covers the neck, ears, and part of the hair. It was popular in the 13th–15th centuries.
Wimple
The wimple (also spelled whimple) was a very common head covering for women in the Middle Ages (c. 1200–1500). Wimples were light veils, usually made of linen or silk, that were fastened around the neck and up to the chin.
Bycocket
The Bycocket hat is a headdress with a pointed “nose” and brim curved back. This hat (most often) was made of felt and was popular among people with different social status –
Crespine
The Crespine (Crespinette or Сauls) is a detail of a medieval headdress. Initially, these are hair nets on the sides of the face.
Escoffion
An Escoffion was female medieval headwear which was popular during the Late Middle Ages (1250–1500). But it gained particular popularity in the 15th century.
Headgears of the Middle Ages
Headgear, headwear or headdress is the name given to any element of clothing which is worn on one’s head. Part 2 Headgears of the Middle Ages.