Medieval Gowns Garbes and Shoes for Faire Goers

You can find a wide range of suitable replica Renaissance dresses online, professionally made to actual designs worn during the period as seen in paintings and other contemporary sources. There are clothes worn by the high born, and also by the peasantry. A noblewoman would keep her dress dry and clean by wearing a chemise underneath it, which absorbed perspiration and also protected the dress from the everyday grime of the era.

A chemise was frequently used also to sleep in, and in these days there was not always the distinction between clothes for sleeping and those for daytime wear. People had different hygiene standards in medieval times, and it was common for the day attire to also be the night attire, being changed only when it got dirty or too infested to be tolerable.

You, of course, need not be so frugal with your own Renaissance dress, and can also use normal sleeping attire! You have a good choice of period dresses online, with options at either end of the class scale. Noblewomen would wear sumptuous colorful floral dresses with low necklines, or simple cut long slender dresses with wide trim and gold piping or embroidery. This would be set of with the perfect choice of gold jewelry and lavish stones. Both options can be found online, or you might prefer a peasant style of dress.

Peasant clothing in these times tended to be fairly straight cut right down to the bottom, perhaps with a bottom flare to allow freedom of movement for work and riding. Women did not wear trousers in these days, and jeans were yet to be invented, so they worked in their dresses. Peasant dresses were worn for longer before washing, so they tended to wear skirts and muslin under-dresses. Replicas of these are also available from online medieval stores.



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