What kind of clothes did medieval Europeans wear?

Medieval Europe was a period of Christian domination, Christianity has a great influence on European clothing. Due to the Christian doctrine of contempt for money, against luxury, "the clothing of the lower classes of the Middle Ages to simple and plain for the Shang, women do not thing to dress up, and the jewels donated to the church, the regular clothing only white fat coat and sleeved jacket is the main, the color is plain".

Medieval religious rule in Europe under the color of clothing, style is very monotonous, the color is still black, grey, white, clothing style to drag the ground robes are mainly. Ancient Rome's luxurious tow plus robe was abandoned.

Early Middle Ages, Europeans simple clothing, civilian aristocrats clothing style the same. The eighth and ninth centuries, men's clothing with underwear outerwear, clothing style is quite similar to our ancient robes, but tighter. Pants can be long feet into the crotch, short, pants tied to the umbilicus. Feet wear long or short socks, sometimes feet to legs are wrapped in cloth. The nobles and upper class people wore a rectangular or round cloak over their clothes, which was fixed on one shoulder or tied to the chest; the laborers' clothes were shorter. Charles the Great of France "wore only the clothes of the Franks - linen pants tightened with a belt, a woolen sweater and an overcoat tied with a belt" (A Cultural History of the Middle Ages and the Modern World, The Commercial Press, 1935, p. 53). In winter, they wore an otter or ermine coat with a cloak over it. The nobles had wide belts around their waists to tighten their clothes and wore swords, while the commoners were not allowed to wear swords; linen and woolen fabrics were the main clothing materials. Oriental silk is expensive, to the same amount of gold, only a few nobles can wear. The Song of Roland (France), "the death of King Arthur" (England) is described. Clothing class difference is mainly manifested in the clothing texture and origin is different, the nobles wear fine linen, wear wool cloak produced in Italy, winter has sable and other valuable fur; commoners only wear coarse linen, coarse wool fabrics. Women's clothing for the ankle-length tight-fitting tunic, two sleeves long and narrow, outside wearing a loose robe, sleeves shorter than the tunic. Long coat neckline is wider, neckline sleeve seams can have a variety of decorative edging. Cloak from the top of the head down.

10th century men's clothing became more tailored. British men's tights on the upper half of the fit, the lower half of the dress like knee-length, loose and stretch. The corset was a pullover. A cloak was worn over the bodice and pinned to the chest with a large pin. At this time the women's clothing became wide, the sleeves were fatter and longer, the hair was covered in a shawl, and the body was covered by a cloak. Their undergarments were long, reaching to the ground, and their tunics reached their knees. The sleeves were rounded and the clothes were ornately decorated, very much influenced by Byzantium. Their hair was covered with a veil, the ends of which were heavier at the back and reached the ground. By the 12th century, the loose-fitting dresses became slimmer and narrower, emphasizing the curves of the body. And tied behind the body, the sleeves gradually widened, the cuffs can fall to the knee.

The 12th century saw the emergence of the discus headdress, which can protect the sun to protect the eyes from heat, mainly worn by the Crusaders. Tops were popular with a front placket that split the front into two pieces. Women's clothing for the lace-up corset, the upper garment close to the body, the following is a wide skirt, between the two parts of the line sewed up, the two sleeves loose trailing long, the cutting method is the upper and lower garment cut and sewed together, with the previous use of a large piece of cloth is different.

13th century men's and women's clothing tends to be the same, men's clothing and tights and a variety of outerwear, round cake headdresses, cap decorative sleeves, open chest shawl. Below the stockings, boots and shoes. Men wore a Central Asian-style beanie. At this time the popularity of body armor, suitable for travel wear, this coat is a large open chest shawl, the side has a seam, the arm can be extended to move. In addition, this period of popularity of closed vest type tunic, the upper body such as vest, the following can be long to below the knee, this sleeveless tunic, shoulder to the sides of the extension of the extension of the longer, into a hat decorated sleeves. 13th century laborers tunic length varies. Men wore knee-length shirts with short sleeves, heel-less shoes, and pants with a round hole in the heel for easy on and off. In summer, they wore spacious linen pants with the upper body exposed,

and in winter, they wore short tunics and sleeveless pullovers. Women wore long robes with slits in the middle that allowed for easy labor and skirt pockets for crops at harvest time. Peasants were forbidden to wear good materials and garish colors.

After the 14th and 15th centuries, European clothing began to change. As a result of economic prosperity, agriculture, commerce, the development of handicrafts, international trade exchanges, the influence of the Eastern civilization, the European dress has undergone many changes, aristocratic men and women chasing fashion, aristocratic women competing for beauty, men are not formal; aristocrats and commoners have a more obvious difference in clothing; clothing style changes, more varieties of clothing materials. Giant biography of the medieval clothing materials are satin, silk and wool blend, tweed, damask, tweed, gold thread satin, a variety of fur. Clothes have coats, jackets, covers, tops, short dresses, shirts, short cloaks, women have long dresses, evening dresses and so on. Ornaments have rosaries, rings, chains, precious stones, diamonds, jade, pearls, agate and so on. Clothing seeks to get rid of ancient customs and pursue fashion. Oriental dress in the decoration and buttons were absorbed by the Europeans, men's coats row rows of buttons or gems, and even underwear buttons are decorated with gems and buttons.