What sites have drawings (easy and fast-many) of ancient European men and women's ornate dress collections?

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Medieval Dress Collection - Byzantine

After the collapse of the Western Roman Empire, European civilization entered a dark period. European dress during this period was lackluster, with the sole exception of the Byzantine Empire. During the early Middle Ages, Byzantium became the popular center of European dress.

Byzantine clothing culture during the sixth century was characterized by the extensive use of silk fabrics (the Byzantines imported large quantities of raw and plain silk fabrics from China via the Silk Road, which were then reworked and dyed to become a popular European luxury), embroidery, and brocades made of linen as the warp and wool as the weft. The textiles had a strong oriental flavor and a great deal of Christian content. Such as the circle symbolizes infinity, the sheep symbolizes Christ, the dove symbolizes the divine spirit; colors were also given religious meaning: white - purity; blue - sacred; purple - majesty; green - youth; gold - good deeds and so on.

There was little difference in the styles of men's and women's clothing during the Byzantine period, so the following three types of clothing were common to both men and women, with only detailed distinctions in the cut and decoration of the garments.

The most commonly worn by the nobility was the dalmatica, which was actually a very simple garment in the early days, almost barrel shaped and decorated with two strips called clavi. Later the shape of the sleeves was increased and the straight barrel-shaped torso portion was belted. It was accompanied by a Turkic-style jacket. Underneath the coat was usually a tunica.

The tunica was a garment imported from the Orient, and was not exclusively an undergarment, but could also be used as a coat (at the time, it seems that the distinction was not very strict in this regard). It is generally a woolen fabric, knee-length, and laced at the torso. The sleeves were long and thin. When it was worn as an undergarment, it was usually white. <BR> The formal coat of the royal family and the great nobility was the paludamentum, which was characterized by a wide and unobtrusive body line. Its cutting style may be a rectangular piece of fabric corners cut diagonally into a trapezoid, wearing in the left shoulder, in the right shoulder strap. paludamentum color brilliant (the emperor and empress can be purple), the extensive use of precious stones and embroidery of gold craft, can not be considered a regular clothing. Therefore, often the paludamentum also wear dalmatica or tunica inside.

Take the statue of Emperor Justinian as an illustration: his paludamentum is made of purple (which should be silk), and the lining is made of another color. There are special decorations on the front and back of the paludamentum, and such decorations are called taboulien. It was a symbol of nobility unique to the Byzantine Empire. The taboulien pattern of this paludamentum is an arrangement of embroidered birds with red circles on a gold background.

The paludamentum worn by women is exemplified by the statue of Empress Theodora: a paludamentum of the same purple fabric, with the lapel lining trimmed with gold thread and the use of jewels under the collar. Underneath the jacket is worn a white dalmatica with gold and emerald decoration on the lapel and cuffs. <BR> The so-called paludamentum was worn by a special class of people, while the common people generally wore the paenula, a round, pullover-style garment made of thick tweed cloth. It is common on medieval iconography.

Century Costume - Early Europe

5th-10th century Europeans were still at a low level of cultural needs, and there was no significant development in dress, which mainly followed the late Romano-Byzantine style. dalmatica and tunic were still the main forms of dress in this period. dalmatica and tunic were still the main clothing styles of this period. In this period, the two-tiered tunic appeared among women: first a tunic with long, thin sleeves that reached to the wrist, and then a tunic with wide, short sleeves (up to the elbow), with embroidery as the main decoration. Embroidery is used as the main decoration on the clothes, and a belt is worn over the outer layer. On top of the tunic there is the so-called surface garment, which is similar in shape to a short cloak, but with cuffs and is wider.

Masks were common among noblewomen. The veil was not only veiled, but also quite wide: it hung down in the back near the lapels of the tabard, wrapped around the head, and could also include a covering of the entire upper shoulders, similar to a nun's mitre. A crown is worn over such a veil.

The greatest change in men's clothing was the adoption of pants. In all civilized societies of the past, pants as a garment were considered vulgar and barbaric, worn by savages. The great reform of King Zhao Wuling's huqiu (胡服骑射), the introduction of which was primarily pants. To ride a horse and fight a battle, it was of course impossible not to wear pants. Because of their practicality, pants soon became popular among all classes of men in Europe.

The attire of noble men was a knee-length tunic with a belt. Pants with long legs were wide and usually made of tweed or leather. A short cloak called a sagum is worn over them. The colors are quite bright, and some use striking stripes on them.

The Medieval Costume Collection - France in the 11th Century

You will have noticed that all the men's and women's costumes we have mentioned so far do not differ significantly; their basic style is rounded, and even the names of the garments are the same. This is precisely the character of the garments of the ancient times. The history of dress generally regarded the age of the tube-shaped clothes as the age of no difference between men's and women's clothing, as for whether to wear pants is not a major sign (whether to wear pants is indeed a major difference between men's and women's clothing, until the early 20th century, women's clothing and men's clothing, the biggest difference is still whether or not to wear pants)

Western Europe's tube-shaped clothes in the 11th century after the Crusades took place through a major change. Changes. The eight expeditions of the feudal lords of Western Europe to the East greatly opened up the eyes of the barbaric European aristocracy, and the introduction of Eastern civilization greatly stimulated the desire for luxury of the European aristocracy. The development of clothing entered an era of rapid development. <BR> This period appeared a new type of clothing. There are influenced by the Oriental style, but also the improvement of the original type of clothing. Characterized by the appearance of a large number of vertical folds in both men's and women's clothing. But the distinction between men's and women's clothing in this period is still not very clear, many types of clothing continue to have the same name, similar style. The following is a blow-by-blow description

French Women's Clothing

Undergarments made of white fine linen with tight cuffs. The cuffs are embroidered and beautifully laced, and the underside of the collar is decorated with rows of raised stripes and gold and silver filigree. <BR> bliaud. such garments have come to resemble the dresses of the present day, the material being said to be thin silk. It was broader at the shoulders, chest, and back, and the sleeves were drawn at the wrist. A long band of fabric was turned back from the waist to the back so that it crossed over, or knotted and then tied back to the front. This garment was further embellished by the second half of the 12th century and has come to resemble the modern dress (referring to women's clothing) mantel. is a cloak. There are semicircular and rectangular, tied with a metal clasp at the right shoulder or with a thin cord under the right and left shoulders. The fabric is made of high-grade woolen fabric, satin, and floral cloth, and the edges are decorated with color silk threads and gold threads, pursuing the effect of strong contrast and colorfulness.

Finally a specialized women's clothing. corsage is a decorative corset (not underwear), often worn on the outside of bliaud this kind of clothing as a decoration. corsage is tight and sleeveless, in the back of the belt to make it tight and secure. The collar is rolled and decorated with raised stripes and embroidered lace. There are also styles without collars that show a bliaud collar. It is also common to see a pleated skirt worn on a corsage joined with another fabric.

Women do not wear pants, but use a type of pants called chausses, which are similar to skirts (dress pants?), and wear short boots. and wear short boots on their feet.

(PS: From this period onwards, both men and women began to wear a small pouch, made of leather or silk, called an aumoniere, on their belts to hold small miscellaneous items such as change, keys, and also food)

French men's wear

Men's wear, like women's, was dominated by the chausses, the blauds, the mantels, the chasse, the bliaud, and the mantel. The style is similar to women's clothing. This period of men's bliaud is wool, silk fabric, a wide dress-like, slightly wider cuffs, rolled collar. Collar, cuffs and bottom placket with convex stripe decoration, skirt wide .

A bliaud, now in the Munich Museum, is said to have belonged to the King of France, and is quite luxurious in white silk with gold threads, purple trim, and green bands.　　The shape and color of the mantel is similar to that of a woman's dress. In later years, the length was increased to reach the ground and beautifully trimmed to add a sense of solemnity.

Men wore pants and covered them with chausses. made of linen or silk, colorless or striped fabric. Sometimes hemmed in red satin, using gold thread around the edges. Strange and luxurious in appearance.

Medieval Dress Collection - Gothic Era

Since the 12th and 13th centuries, the growth of cities led to a new era in Western European dress. Clothes and materials became more sophisticated and women became involved in the various trades associated with the clothing industry. The division of labor became more elaborate, with specialized departments such as lace decoration, hairpiece making, tailoring and garment making, fur sewing, belt buckle and pin making, dyeing, shoe processing, and glove making. Clothing also began to become more complex and elaborate. We know that Gothic architecture is characterized by sharply angled towers and pointed arches. And this period of clothing by the influence of this architectural style, such as high crowns, pointed shoes, the lower end of the lapel is pointed and jagged and other sharp feeling. And the rich luster and sharp tones exhibited by fabrics or clothing are in the same vein as the effect of stained glass in Gothic churches. <BR> French women's clothing <BR> cotte. is the development of the past tunic, compared to the original style has been lengthened. Women's clothing from the torso to the upper part of the sleeve for the loose shape, from the elbow to the cuffs are tight and buttons.

The undergarment, the chainse, mentioned before, has not changed much in form, the name has changed.

Surcot is the outer garment worn over the cotte. It is said to have originally been a coat over armor to protect against rust. Silk or woolen fabric, from the chest to the skirt is smooth and wide, and there are sleeveless, half-sleeved and long-sleeved styles, and it seems that sleeveless is generally more. The collar, sleeves, and lapels are embroidered with colored silk threads. cotardie. also an outer garment, in the form of a dress. It seems to have originated in Italy. It is tightly fitted from the torso to the waist, with buttons or straps at the center front or under the armpits. A large rolled collar is turned up to the shoulders, with tight cuffs and wide sleeves. The elbows of the sleeves are draped with tippers of different colors, and sometimes the tippers are very long. The material was mostly tweed, brocade, silk, fur, etc., and was three inches wide and five feet long. In order not to wrinkle the tipper, it was kept daily by using a wrench to hold it up.

The series of medieval costumes has come to an end here; from the 16th century onwards, the history of costume has been categorized as recent, and does not belong to the realm of the Middle Ages.