Clothing Of Women During Medieval Times

During medieval times women wore different styles of clothes, shoes, rules and jewelry. Women had many different ideas of what could go with what and what couldn't go with the clothes. All of the classes had different fashion ideas that were preferred. Women also had a lot of fashion styles that they loved to wear, but only some clothes could be worn on certain days. Wearing jewelry with clothing was a real big deal back then, it meant roylalty, when women did that they felt real special when men looked at them.
Rich and poor women both wore dress, the rich wore surcoat was originally a large wrapper with sleeves and was thrown over upper part of robe. The surcoat was then made without sleeves later on. The surcoats under garment was made of some costly material which could be seen. Surcoat was many different colors, which were scarlet, blue, and reddish brown or two or more of these colors mixed together. The surcoat was raised higher above the hips and ars holes were made very large allowing the expensive material to be seen. The surcoats often trailed on the ground behind them. The poor wore an under robe with tight sleeves that buttoned from elbow to wrist. The
On the other hand some couldn't show nothing but their legs. The upper class women seldom showed themselves on the streets.There are many things a women could wear to show themselves. Women worked in apron to protect her garments from soiling (Bleigberg). They patched their garments or remade them in newer styles. Some of the women who don't have a whole lot of money to buy clothes have to wear the same working clothing. Married women only should wear mantle usually observed, but younger girls of the nobility wore in on occasion. So the married wore a gown or robe cut with a long opening in front and turned back to form small revers