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Re: More Germainc Garb stuff




Poster: PETERSR@spiegel.becltd.com (Peters, Rise J.)

And what sorts of material make nicely fitting hosen?  I would assume a 
lightweight woven wool would work; what else would do?
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From: Corun MacAnndra
To: PETERSR; kuijt
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Subject: Re: More Germainc Garb stuff
Date: Friday, July 18, 1997 10:11AM

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Poster: Corun MacAnndra <corun@access.digex.net>

Dafydd wrote:
>
> Tights suck, frankly.  Stretchy modern things constantly drifting
> southward so you have to hike them up in an undignified manner.
>
> Real men wear real hosen.

Where can one get patterns for hosen?

> Separate-leg tailored hosen are very comfortable; you can even roll them
> down over a garter when you need to, going upper-thigh-bare, which is
> wonderful for hot weather.  Of course, to do this you need nice medieval
> underwear (basically linen boxers, depending upon what period we are
> talking).

What about some of those 14th c. sets that look like modern tights in the
paintings? There is a picture I have in mind from the paper cover of the
Medaeval Cookbook. It shows a couple of men in white cote d'hardies with
very tight fitting white tights. The cote d'hardies are very short, above
the bum, and one can see that the tights are not separate leg, but a whole
unit. Is this the painter taking artistic license?

In service,
Corun

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