Watching this in 2022 and I expected some dead TH-camr for that shoutout at the beginning... but he mentions SHAD! It's so awesome seeing this shoutout years later considering Shad's channel is probably the biggest one in the Medieval TH-cam scene, now. You can proudly say you knew Shad before he was cool lol.
Next time I grumble about the silliness of modern fashion I will remember that at one point in time to dress up fancy people put their hoods on upside down.
Well I'm kicking myself for not having watched this video sooner. It's been on my radar for weeks but I've just been so busy that I hadn't gotten to it until now. I can't thank you enough for the shout-out my friend, you're truly a very generous medieval gentleman. But completely separate from the shout-out, this video is amazing! General medieval clothing is something I really want to learn more about. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge in this area. There was such refinement and sophistication in medieval dress that's totally neglected in so many movies and tv shows these days. We need videos like this. Would I be right in thinking that your gown is a man's bliaut? It certainly seems to at least be of the same family, so to speak. Thanks again mate, you're a legend!
+I am Shad You give me too much credit Shad! You're very welcome for the shout-out, it's the least I can do. As far as the gown goes, and I'm not a historical clothing expert, but I would be more comfortable saying it belongs more to the 'houppelande' family of garments then it does to earlier bliaut style garments as I understand them (which isn't saying much :) ). But yes, hopefully I can get the point across in some future videos that Medieval dress was not all brown leather biker gang attire and covered in dirt, ha.
So the funny thing about this is the Textile portion is still VERY relevant to modern day. Wool is still one of if not the best fabric to make fine garments out of because of its hydro bi-polar properties. A lot of woolen fibers are spun in a manner that align the hydrophilic/hydrophobic ends together to get the best waterproofing while also being able to wick away moisture from the body. This is actually why Sheep and wool producing animals don't overheat because of how well this fiber is at regulating body temperature. Of course not all wools are made the same and while something might be higher grade or softer, it doesn't mean the care was taken to align all the proper ends together as well as a slew of other properties. Anywho, I know this wasn't quite what the comment was about xD but, I mentioned in another vid how the modern mens' suit is literally an echo to the original Arming jackets. Its honestly very interesting to see how the shape and forms have evolved through the centuries to what they are now.
+ProDreamer I remember seeing something about Antonio Banderas starting up a clothing line where he's trying to bring capes back into style. Maybe he'll work on cloaks too. www.torontosun.com/2015/09/09/antonio-banderas-planning-zorro-inspired-cape-line
well put simply we have a much better alternative to the cloak, it's the heavy coat, in byzantium and also early medieval russia so 900's, the cloak actually died out as a fashion item, both in the empire and in the kievan rus coats of various styles took over, in russia it was more of a kaftan in byzantium it had another style to it
I well remember many years ago at school, studying Shakespeare's Henry IV when Falstaff boasts and exaggerates his sword fight with imaginary robbers having nicked his sword to demonstrate his bravery. He exclaimed that he broke their points, meaning the points of their swords. I think it was Prince Hal that retorted, and their hose fell down! My tutor explained the other meaning of 'points'. It has remained in my memory to this day. Peter.
Hey Ian, I think a really good followup for this could be hygenic standards and styles of hair in the middle ages and reniassance. You always see grimy peasants and clean shaven nobility in the movies, yet beards seem to have been all the rage for pretty much ever. Additionally the hero of the film (LOTR, Kingdom of Heaven, etc) always has wavy shoulder length locks. It's just all over the place.
+Hedge Twentyfour Cotton and silk were available through trade routes to the east, though expensive. I believe asbestos examples of mantles also exist. That said wool and linen were available in a wide variety of grades to suit different purposes.
+Hedge Twentyfour Yes, lots of variety. I will talk about this more in future videos. The gown I'm wearing toward the end is an example of silk. It's a reproduction of an original late 14th century silk textile from Gdansk.
This was awesome to see, but I do have an inquiry: you've talked all about what the, as you said, 1% wore in battle, but I'm curious about the "simpleton's" kit of the 14th and 15th centuries.
I'm really impressed by the doublet and cloak, which look awesome together. I'm really curious as to how you made them. You've also sparked quite the internal debate on whether to take the risk of trying to make an outfit like that, or give up and buy one.
This was absolutely fantastic, thank you. My interest mainly lies in 15th and 16th century armour, but there is so little detailed information available about medieval clothing and fashions that I found this totally fascinating. More please.
Please do more soft kit vids! This is really interesting. The clothes look really cool and colorful - much better than the standard earth-tone nonsense that is shown in every historical movie and tv show.
Ah yes the importance of textiles. Not only is this important for re-enactment, but also for modern day as well. I know you consider yourself a novice, but the pieces you have crafted are done so with care and the seams are well pressed and finished. Kudos to you. I shall be tackling the arming jacket as well as the pourpont soon. More for HEMA practice than re-enactment, but all the gear I have seen that deals with safety has fallen somewhat short of impressive for a martial art that is becoming more popular. As always Ian thanks for the vids!
Shad's shoutout in one of his videos is actually what brought me to your channel. Been watching a lot of your videos the last few days, love the content. Unfortunately I'll soon run out of content to watch on your channel at this rate. That tends to happen with high quality content, it can be watched so much faster than it can be made.
This was awesome! I've read about what people wore, I seen artwork, but to actually see it properly done and presented is a real treat. Thanks! One question how comfortable are Patten to wear?
Perhaps a video on how they combined armour and clothing styles as a way to bridge the video types, for example baggy sleeves with armour as you partially showed. Cool video by the way.
Same here, really love your content. I have one question: Do you plan to make more videos about soft kit (for example how to make turnshoes, like you said in the video)? If you do, I'd be really happy. Greetings from Germany :)
Tymdek I want to. The truth is when I started to make videos about clothing most people were just interested in copying my patterns or asking me 'where to buy stuff' which isn't really why I do the videos in the first place, so it kind of turned me off to making more. I don't want to be responsible for creating re-enactorisms. I don't have the breadth of knowledge in clothing as I do with armor, so it's hard for me to avoid doing just that (creating re-enactorisms), so I'm trying to figure out a better way to approach them.
Knyght Errant Yeah, that is indeed a problem. Maybe you could talk about clothes just like you talked about armour. You know, similar to your video about the "Bocksten Man" style cloak. So you could choose a piece of clothing (like for example any type of headgear) and show some sources and put it into historical context (like who wore that kind of headgear, when was it worn etc.). And then you could just show your particular piece of clothing. Maybe even variations, to make people see what is possible and maybe start to create their own, personal clothing rather than just copying stuff from you or other people. Anyway, I can't wait to see what you come up with. :D
More soft kit discussions please! Would love to see how you've done the various components, and what you've learned/changed since you put this original video together.
Really cool. You can actually see that it looked good and not goofy. When we talk about the colorful stuff they wore we tend to think it looked like a carnival but it actually looks good ;)
In addition, i love how the chaperone (one of the silliest pieces of clothing imaginable) and that gown with it, don´t look silly at all on you. Its all in the way you bear yourself i guess :D
I realize this video is 4 years old, but I have to comment once again. Your love and passion shows in so many ways. My interest lies in the Viking age, however through your presentations, it has drawn myself into the era. The extensive knowledge you share on various topics is clearly appreciated by your subscribers. Many do not realize the work that goes into making such high quality videos such as yours. Your presence is kind, warm and genuine. Your truly inspirational to those with shared interest. Talented and gifted beyond words. I don’t know what your professional life is, but you could certainly make full time career, with manufacturer ing reenactment clothing’s d accessories, for darn sure ! With much gratitude and best regards.
So much thanks for the information! I would love to see more! As a writer, just being introduced to the braes was a great point of the video. So much more I'd like to see!
I greatly appreciated the in depth videos that were done on various parts of armor, and would appreciate the same treatment of regular 'street' clothing, or soft kit as you described it.
"I'm not an armor expert either." LOL! You are being way too modest. You have become one of the go-to sources on Medieval European armor on TH-cam. ( no pressure! )
I seriously can't think of anyone (on TH-cam at least) covering such content in depth! Definitely going to chuck in my vote for extra videos on soft kit/clothing, Ian. Much appreciated~
I would love to see more of this. If you could do how-to videos as well that showed a basic outline of the steps you would take to make the garments then that would be awesome. Thanks for making this channel and making all this knowledge available for easy access.
I would love to see you talk about liripipe hoods, dagged egged mantles, and some of that classic medieval clothing which is so iconic. It may not be of knightly class, but a mention on that stuff would be lovely. Thanks for the info. I'm inspired to research and sew!
As with all your videos excellent. As an academic historian I learn from them and appreciate your engagement with the realities of medieval life as opposed to the modern myths. More please!
Good start, Ian! How about an episode on clothing construction and sewing techniques? I made "costumes" for years while in another group that will remain nameless, but living history requires a whole new skill set. I still run up the invisible seams by machine, but finish work by hand. Took me much asking around to figure out how to line and join different pieces together.
Awesome, shared with my wife who does most of my sewing. I think she'll really like your designs and thoughts. Please make more about this under appreciated aspect of the true reenactment scene.
Nice video. I am quite certain that Historical/Fantasy writer-types and World Builders would love to see more of this kind of minutiae. Keep up the good work!
I am definitely interested. I wish your Lady would join in & show off high quality, historically accurate kit. I'm a few years earlier, looking at no later than mid-14th C. I love seeing someone take living history seriously.
Moar clothing videos. These are amazing, both informative and instructional style is ighly appreciated and i love your way of presenting the balance you strike between the two. You got me to get the needle out again.
Stylish! Yes, please more of it. It's a nice reminder, to show that people did not run around in armour all the freaking time. One tends to forget... :-)
This is an excellent video! For me, the soft kit is even more interesting than the armor stuff. I enjoyed the arming garments video as well, especially the construction of the doublet. Please make more videos on those subjects. Thanks!
we fighters really do need more of this, because as you said before we focus to much on the armour and weapons and not enough on the civilian chlotes. And sometimes it is hard to find good designs and patterns for simple everyday clothes. I personaly go with the ideas and what i saw to a seamstress and then try to help her make something that looks as close to what it should and make certain it is functional for me. Hovever I would like to try some patterns my self and am in constatn search for something better in both historical and functional sense. So, good work and keep going!!!
There is SO MUCH out there on Arms and Armour right now (which is truly great) because it's shiny and exciting. But as you said, there is a real paucity of anything having to do with 'civilian life' clothing away from the battle field. Truly grateful you are addressing it. There are a lot of people (including myself) who have an appetite for it and would love for you to start throwing more videos like this into the mix. I'm particularly interested in the more specialized topics like what you did in the end. What if it's raining cats and dogs? What if it's hot as hell? High status clothes for outdoor activities like riding and hunting that are expected to be more rugged? Fun/interesting anomalies you've seen in paintings/sources? I'm glad you set up something with Patreon. I definitely will be throwing some money your way. Keep it up man, excellent and interesting as always.
Oh, I want so much more of this. My local HEMA club is considering trying to put some... soft kit... together so we can do demonstrations at Renaissance festivals and historical events. I've been doing some research into what clothing looks like, but it's hard to narrow it down to a specific decade or to confirm that some specific set of clothes would be contemporary with each other.
this is fantastic, and I look forward to all the information you'll provide! I'm beginning to sew, and would be very interested in seeing the fabrication process for these garments. keep up the great work!
Good Sir I love you for the disclaimer! These things cannot be said enough! I would love to see more clothing videos and maybe tutorials on your channel, since I don't believe there are any historical sewing tutorials on TH-cam. Would make it a lot easier for beginners!
I love the detailed view of individual pieces the most. I'd think if you made the same style of video as you did for each part of your harness it would great.
That was great! Me and my wife want to see more. I don't wanna know what that silk-brocate gown has cost you, though. That could cost as much as a whole set of armor, I believe.
IIRC from Search and Rescue (SAR) training, wool has a chemical property such that it releases heat as it becomes wet. The price is that it takes a long time for wool to dry, as this chemical process takes a lot of energy to reverse.
Very interested in more of this, your armour videos are amazing but seeing the clothing come to life, backed up with the supporting images is something I want more of.
This is extremely interesting! I personally would be very interested in construction videos on the garments as well as other videos on garments of the time. It seems that clothes were much more complex in the past but also more robust with different adjustment aspects to them.
Amazing to see! Thanks for sharing. I am always arguing with people about knights dressing drably. As you say, money for a good harness meant money for good clothing too!
I would love to see more about soft kit, styles, uses. what changed. and what you find about it, using it, or out of your experience. like what is style over function and sort
I love your videos and I have seen them all, but I keep coming back to this one. I watch it over and over again. I would love to see more videos on this subject, especially pointing hosen and more about turn shoes. keep the great content coming!
I’ve really enjoyed how you and shad are showing each other so much love in each other’s videos. I’d ask for a crossover, but Shad lives in that hellishly hot island that’s far away from everything. Sooooo, not likely.
Brilliant, and what great skill in the items you did yourself. Agree with what you said about wool - the most comfortable all-weather suit I owned was wool. It's an amazing look(s), but glad trousers and socks were invented (though I wonder what future generations will think of them).
Nice one :) Love the kit. Mine will look kind of similar. Had the same Lori-brooch in mind for decorating a simple chaperon. For the simple dress I´ll wear a baghat too but with cut outs and in blue. Doublet will be a similar cut like yours in green. And looking for a good brocade for a courtly houpellande. Will wear it with plaque belt and maybe dusing too. Clothing of our displayed time (~1400) is really comfortable and good looking. Love wool ^^ I feel like a copycat now. But my plans are older, then my knowledge of your kit :D
My hat is off to you Sir. I'm very interested in this everyday garb. I've started to make pieces of my own but not proper clothing. More please.Excellent, informative vids.
Watching this in 2022 and I expected some dead TH-camr for that shoutout at the beginning... but he mentions SHAD! It's so awesome seeing this shoutout years later considering Shad's channel is probably the biggest one in the Medieval TH-cam scene, now. You can proudly say you knew Shad before he was cool lol.
Please make more videos on normal medieval clothes. This was awesome.
Yes it is! Hope he does more with more combinations!
Next time I grumble about the silliness of modern fashion I will remember that at one point in time to dress up fancy people put their hoods on upside down.
Well I'm kicking myself for not having watched this video sooner. It's been on my radar for weeks but I've just been so busy that I hadn't gotten to it until now. I can't thank you enough for the shout-out my friend, you're truly a very generous medieval gentleman.
But completely separate from the shout-out, this video is amazing! General medieval clothing is something I really want to learn more about. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge in this area. There was such refinement and sophistication in medieval dress that's totally neglected in so many movies and tv shows these days. We need videos like this.
Would I be right in thinking that your gown is a man's bliaut? It certainly seems to at least be of the same family, so to speak.
Thanks again mate, you're a legend!
+I am Shad You give me too much credit Shad! You're very welcome for the shout-out, it's the least I can do. As far as the gown goes, and I'm not a historical clothing expert, but I would be more comfortable saying it belongs more to the 'houppelande' family of garments then it does to earlier bliaut style garments as I understand them (which isn't saying much :) ). But yes, hopefully I can get the point across in some future videos that Medieval dress was not all brown leather biker gang attire and covered in dirt, ha.
My boy has grown
Fashion needs to go back in this direction...you seriously looked so cool in this.
HEY if I ever get my hands on some materials, I'll take some youtube vids on sewing and I *will* make that sweet red doublet- it looked awesome!
For real. That red shirt is beautiful
So the funny thing about this is the Textile portion is still VERY relevant to modern day. Wool is still one of if not the best fabric to make fine garments out of because of its hydro bi-polar properties. A lot of woolen fibers are spun in a manner that align the hydrophilic/hydrophobic ends together to get the best waterproofing while also being able to wick away moisture from the body. This is actually why Sheep and wool producing animals don't overheat because of how well this fiber is at regulating body temperature. Of course not all wools are made the same and while something might be higher grade or softer, it doesn't mean the care was taken to align all the proper ends together as well as a slew of other properties. Anywho, I know this wasn't quite what the comment was about xD but, I mentioned in another vid how the modern mens' suit is literally an echo to the original Arming jackets. Its honestly very interesting to see how the shape and forms have evolved through the centuries to what they are now.
Maybe so, but pockets are better. :P
I definitely would be interested in more about cloaks and capes and the like.
I second this.
I’m uhhhh.... a few years late but I third that haha
that cloak looks so comfortable and cool at the same time, can we please bring back wearing these?
+ProDreamer That was exactly my thought to LOL. I want one.
+ProDreamer I remember seeing something about Antonio Banderas starting up a clothing line where he's trying to bring capes back into style. Maybe he'll work on cloaks too.
www.torontosun.com/2015/09/09/antonio-banderas-planning-zorro-inspired-cape-line
I will bring it back.
well put simply we have a much better alternative to the cloak, it's the heavy coat,
in byzantium and also early medieval russia so 900's, the cloak actually died out as a fashion item, both in the empire and in the kievan rus coats of various styles took over, in russia it was more of a kaftan in byzantium it had another style to it
i think that so(cloak superiority)
I well remember many years ago at school, studying Shakespeare's Henry IV when Falstaff boasts and exaggerates his sword fight with imaginary robbers having nicked his sword to demonstrate his bravery. He exclaimed that he broke their points, meaning the points of their swords. I think it was Prince Hal that retorted, and their hose fell down! My tutor explained the other meaning of 'points'. It has remained in my memory to this day.
Peter.
Hey Ian, I think a really good followup for this could be hygenic standards and styles of hair in the middle ages and reniassance. You always see grimy peasants and clean shaven nobility in the movies, yet beards seem to have been all the rage for pretty much ever. Additionally the hero of the film (LOTR, Kingdom of Heaven, etc) always has wavy shoulder length locks. It's just all over the place.
+Elijah Talmud
You sea, those heroes just want wash away troubles
Good call. Were beards and mustaches commonly seen and if so, for what elements of society?
Wow. It’s interesting to see just how far shad has come. Especially the old logo.
That cloak is simply epic. It looks good, it's practical and good lord, wool is truly a lost art.
More on soft kit please!
It's funny revisiting this video in which you humbly mention Shad as an underrated channel, haha!
Do all those things please.
Also, I'm wondering if there were other fabrics in medieval Europe other than wool, linnen and leather.
+Hedge Twentyfour Cotton and silk were available through trade routes to the east, though expensive.
I believe asbestos examples of mantles also exist. That said wool and linen were available in a wide variety of grades to suit different purposes.
+Hedge Twentyfour Yes, lots of variety. I will talk about this more in future videos. The gown I'm wearing toward the end is an example of silk. It's a reproduction of an original late 14th century silk textile from Gdansk.
a soft kit run down would keep you occupied for a few weeks :)
I'de love to see more of that pouch as well, even if you don't do a whole run-down.
This was awesome to see, but I do have an inquiry: you've talked all about what the, as you said, 1% wore in battle, but I'm curious about the "simpleton's" kit of the 14th and 15th centuries.
By "simpleton's" do you just mean common soldiery?
It would be great to hear about regional differences in Europe. Scandinavian/German/English(French/Italian/Spanish and so on.
I'd definitely be interested in more clothing videos.
Very interesting.
It's nice to hear more about how people looked on a normal day.
I'm really impressed by the doublet and cloak, which look awesome together. I'm really curious as to how you made them.
You've also sparked quite the internal debate on whether to take the risk of trying to make an outfit like that, or give up and buy one.
I personally think this kind of clothing should come back into style
There's certainly a good case to be made for cloaks to come back, especially in colder and wetter climates.
Its amazingly compfortable to wear too.
Way nicer than modern stuff.
certainly looks alot better than what iv seen people ware nowadays
I am sitting here waiting for the codpiece to make a comeback.
Look at the really, really compensatory codpieces of the Landskecht-Style.
That would be hilarious :D
This was absolutely fantastic, thank you. My interest mainly lies in 15th and 16th century armour, but there is so little detailed information available about medieval clothing and fashions that I found this totally fascinating. More please.
Please do more soft kit vids! This is really interesting. The clothes look really cool and colorful - much better than the standard earth-tone nonsense that is shown in every historical movie and tv show.
More more more more more! More soft kit stuff would be nice.
Ah yes the importance of textiles. Not only is this important for re-enactment, but also for modern day as well.
I know you consider yourself a novice, but the pieces you have crafted are done so with care and the seams are well pressed and finished. Kudos to you. I shall be tackling the arming jacket as well as the pourpont soon. More for HEMA practice than re-enactment, but all the gear I have seen that deals with safety has fallen somewhat short of impressive for a martial art that is becoming more popular.
As always Ian thanks for the vids!
What a treat to see a man who sews and to see the wonderful garments you created. Thanks for sharing .
Shad's shoutout in one of his videos is actually what brought me to your channel. Been watching a lot of your videos the last few days, love the content. Unfortunately I'll soon run out of content to watch on your channel at this rate. That tends to happen with high quality content, it can be watched so much faster than it can be made.
Thanks! "That tends to happen with high quality content, it can be watched so much faster than it can be made." - ain't that the truth! :)
This was awesome! I've read about what people wore, I seen artwork, but to actually see it properly done and presented is a real treat. Thanks!
One question how comfortable are Patten to wear?
Perhaps a video on how they combined armour and clothing styles as a way to bridge the video types, for example baggy sleeves with armour as you partially showed.
Cool video by the way.
All of your period videos are great. I love your content. Anything of the sort I will watch or have watched. Please keep it coming, whatever it is!
Thank you very much!
Same here, really love your content. I have one question: Do you plan to make more videos about soft kit (for example how to make turnshoes, like you said in the video)? If you do, I'd be really happy.
Greetings from Germany :)
Tymdek I want to. The truth is when I started to make videos about clothing most people were just interested in copying my patterns or asking me 'where to buy stuff' which isn't really why I do the videos in the first place, so it kind of turned me off to making more. I don't want to be responsible for creating re-enactorisms. I don't have the breadth of knowledge in clothing as I do with armor, so it's hard for me to avoid doing just that (creating re-enactorisms), so I'm trying to figure out a better way to approach them.
Knyght Errant Yeah, that is indeed a problem. Maybe you could talk about clothes just like you talked about armour. You know, similar to your video about the "Bocksten Man" style cloak.
So you could choose a piece of clothing (like for example any type of headgear) and show some sources and put it into historical context (like who wore that kind of headgear, when was it worn etc.).
And then you could just show your particular piece of clothing. Maybe even variations, to make people see what is possible and maybe start to create their own, personal clothing rather than just copying stuff from you or other people.
Anyway, I can't wait to see what you come up with. :D
More soft kit discussions please! Would love to see how you've done the various components, and what you've learned/changed since you put this original video together.
I definitely enjoy this and I enjoy how thorough you are in your videos.
Really cool. You can actually see that it looked good and not goofy. When we talk about the colorful stuff they wore we tend to think it looked like a carnival but it actually looks good ;)
Yes, I'd love to learn more. I'm particularly interested in the patons(sp?)and different styles of those.
+John Williss Pattens :) But yes I will cover those in greater detail in the future!
In addition, i love how the chaperone (one of the silliest pieces of clothing imaginable) and that gown with it, don´t look silly at all on you. Its all in the way you bear yourself i guess :D
Ae Norist Plus it wouldn't look silly back in the day.
Well, it looked exactly the same as now. The silly or not silly are obviously social constructs, but even these are not absolute, which was my point.
I realize this video is 4 years old, but I have to comment once again.
Your love and passion shows in so many ways.
My interest lies in the Viking age, however through your presentations, it has drawn myself into the era.
The extensive knowledge you share on various topics is clearly appreciated by your subscribers.
Many do not realize the work that goes into making such high quality videos such as yours. Your presence is kind, warm and genuine.
Your truly inspirational to those with shared interest.
Talented and gifted beyond words.
I don’t know what your professional life is, but you could certainly make full time career, with manufacturer ing reenactment clothing’s d accessories, for darn sure !
With much gratitude and best regards.
Yes please, I would love to see more instructional videos on how to sew and make soft kit.
YES! YES! YES! MORE PLS!
Please do tutorials for clothes! This is fantastic and very few people do ignore the every day clothing that u would be wearing.
this is awesome! I'd love to learn to make a doublet and hosen
So much thanks for the information! I would love to see more! As a writer, just being introduced to the braes was a great point of the video. So much more I'd like to see!
digging the smurf hat
Yes, please, more soft kit videos! As interesting the armor sections are, the soft kit is much more directly useful to me. :D
I greatly appreciated the in depth videos that were done on various parts of armor, and would appreciate the same treatment of regular 'street' clothing, or soft kit as you described it.
I've been waiting for something on clothing, please do more
"I'm not an armor expert either."
LOL! You are being way too modest. You have become one of the go-to sources on Medieval European armor on TH-cam. ( no pressure! )
SHOW US EVERYTHING! Nothing is more educational then repeating everything over few times :)
I'm watching this in 2020 and Shad is literally the person who introduced me to the medieval enthusiast world
I seriously can't think of anyone (on TH-cam at least) covering such content in depth! Definitely going to chuck in my vote for extra videos on soft kit/clothing, Ian. Much appreciated~
Those “patents” are genius! Need those in contemporary times!
I would love to see more of this. If you could do how-to videos as well that showed a basic outline of the steps you would take to make the garments then that would be awesome. Thanks for making this channel and making all this knowledge available for easy access.
I would love to see you talk about liripipe hoods, dagged egged mantles, and some of that classic medieval clothing which is so iconic. It may not be of knightly class, but a mention on that stuff would be lovely. Thanks for the info. I'm inspired to research and sew!
As with all your videos excellent. As an academic historian I learn from them and appreciate your engagement with the realities of medieval life as opposed to the modern myths. More please!
Good start, Ian! How about an episode on clothing construction and sewing techniques? I made "costumes" for years while in another group that will remain nameless, but living history requires a whole new skill set. I still run up the invisible seams by machine, but finish work by hand. Took me much asking around to figure out how to line and join different pieces together.
Awesome, shared with my wife who does most of my sewing. I think she'll really like your designs and thoughts. Please make more about this under appreciated aspect of the true reenactment scene.
Yes please do it all. I'd love to see it all
I love this and am very interested in seeing whatever aspect of medieval life that you care to share. Please, keep up the good work.
Nice video. I am quite certain that Historical/Fantasy writer-types and World Builders would love to see more of this kind of minutiae. Keep up the good work!
More videos on this! Especially the shoes, hosen and doublet.
I am definitely interested. I wish your Lady would join in & show off high quality, historically accurate kit.
I'm a few years earlier, looking at no later than mid-14th C.
I love seeing someone take living history seriously.
Moar clothing videos. These are amazing, both informative and instructional style is ighly appreciated and i love your way of presenting the balance you strike between the two.
You got me to get the needle out again.
Stylish! Yes, please more of it. It's a nice reminder, to show that people did not run around in armour all the freaking time. One tends to forget...
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This is an excellent video! For me, the soft kit is even more interesting than the armor stuff. I enjoyed the arming garments video as well, especially the construction of the doublet. Please make more videos on those subjects. Thanks!
we fighters really do need more of this, because as you said before we focus to much on the armour and weapons and not enough on the civilian chlotes. And sometimes it is hard to find good designs and patterns for simple everyday clothes. I personaly go with the ideas and what i saw to a seamstress and then try to help her make something that looks as close to what it should and make certain it is functional for me. Hovever I would like to try some patterns my self and am in constatn search for something better in both historical and functional sense. So, good work and keep going!!!
There is SO MUCH out there on Arms and Armour right now (which is truly great) because it's shiny and exciting. But as you said, there is a real paucity of anything having to do with 'civilian life' clothing away from the battle field. Truly grateful you are addressing it. There are a lot of people (including myself) who have an appetite for it and would love for you to start throwing more videos like this into the mix. I'm particularly interested in the more specialized topics like what you did in the end. What if it's raining cats and dogs? What if it's hot as hell? High status clothes for outdoor activities like riding and hunting that are expected to be more rugged? Fun/interesting anomalies you've seen in paintings/sources?
I'm glad you set up something with Patreon. I definitely will be throwing some money your way. Keep it up man, excellent and interesting as always.
Oh, I want so much more of this. My local HEMA club is considering trying to put some... soft kit... together so we can do demonstrations at Renaissance festivals and historical events. I've been doing some research into what clothing looks like, but it's hard to narrow it down to a specific decade or to confirm that some specific set of clothes would be contemporary with each other.
this is fantastic, and I look forward to all the information you'll provide! I'm beginning to sew, and would be very interested in seeing the fabrication process for these garments. keep up the great work!
l'd love to see more about clothing. what to wear when, how it is made, history, usage everything ! more vids about that would be highly appreciated!
I would love too see some videos regarding patter construction of these garments!
Its funny in retrospect of you shouting out Shads channel saying it deserved more views and now has over 1 million subs
Times change!
That's been really interesting, I like to see you do more stuff abut medieval clothing.
Good Sir I love you for the disclaimer! These things cannot be said enough! I would love to see more clothing videos and maybe tutorials on your channel, since I don't believe there are any historical sewing tutorials on TH-cam. Would make it a lot easier for beginners!
I love the detailed view of individual pieces the most. I'd think if you made the same style of video as you did for each part of your harness it would great.
And now, Shad is way bigger than Knyght Errant, and I learned about Ian from Shad!
Loved this video, wouldn't mind seeing more on medieval soft kit.
Also,perhaps a tutorial of sorts on making these items?
nice, the chaperon trick! people have always been very imaginative with clothing. thanks for these informations and keep it up!
I for one would like to see more soft kit videos. Great work!
That was great!
Me and my wife want to see more.
I don't wanna know what that silk-brocate gown has cost you, though. That could cost as much as a whole set of armor, I believe.
I found shad before I found you. And he is awesome as are you
IIRC from Search and Rescue (SAR) training, wool has a chemical property such that it releases heat as it becomes wet. The price is that it takes a long time for wool to dry, as this chemical process takes a lot of energy to reverse.
more videos on that topic please, it's awesome!
This really is fantastic. If you do do any more videos, please make sure to do specific videos for the hats and hoods!
Very interested in more of this, your armour videos are amazing but seeing the clothing come to life, backed up with the supporting images is something I want more of.
This is extremely interesting! I personally would be very interested in construction videos on the garments as well as other videos on garments of the time. It seems that clothes were much more complex in the past but also more robust with different adjustment aspects to them.
Amazing to see! Thanks for sharing. I am always arguing with people about knights dressing drably. As you say, money for a good harness meant money for good clothing too!
Watching in 2022. "Go check out Shad." Good advice.
I'd love to see more in-depth videos on clothing! It's one of those topics that doesn't get nearly as much attention as it deserves, in my opinion.
This is just as interesting as armour and weapons. Plz bring us more on the subject.
I would love to see more about soft kit, styles, uses. what changed. and what you find about it, using it, or out of your experience. like what is style over function and sort
I love your videos and I have seen them all, but I keep coming back to this one. I watch it over and over again. I would love to see more videos on this subject, especially pointing hosen and more about turn shoes. keep the great content coming!
I really liked every part of this and would like to see you do more. Especially the shoe protectors.
More videos on soft kit, tutorials perhaps, would be amazing!
I’ve really enjoyed how you and shad are showing each other so much love in each other’s videos. I’d ask for a crossover, but Shad lives in that hellishly hot island that’s far away from everything. Sooooo, not likely.
Looking forward to more videos covering shoes, tunics and belts. Very interesting!
Glad to see a video on the soft kit. I would love seeing more
Brilliant, and what great skill in the items you did yourself. Agree with what you said about wool - the most comfortable all-weather suit I owned was wool. It's an amazing look(s), but glad trousers and socks were invented (though I wonder what future generations will think of them).
Nice one :)
Love the kit. Mine will look kind of similar. Had the same Lori-brooch in mind for decorating a simple chaperon. For the simple dress I´ll wear a baghat too but with cut outs and in blue.
Doublet will be a similar cut like yours in green.
And looking for a good brocade for a courtly houpellande.
Will wear it with plaque belt and maybe dusing too.
Clothing of our displayed time (~1400) is really comfortable and good looking.
Love wool ^^
I feel like a copycat now. But my plans are older, then my knowledge of your kit :D
+Blank- blade I look forward to seeing pictures!
Yes please do videos about your "soft kit" it's very interesting!
My hat is off to you Sir. I'm very interested in this everyday garb. I've started to make pieces of my own but not proper clothing. More please.Excellent, informative vids.
Please please go into detail about soft kit. I would love to hear more about hats and shoes in particular.