Being a part of textile tradition for thousands of years, flax linen and wool broadcast timeless sophistication and casual grace. The secret of our medieval costumes for men store isn't only a huge assortment, but consistently high-quality natural materials. Upper-class medieval male costumes were made of brightly colored fabrics: blue, green, oxblood and purple, while peasantry, considering the high cost of imported dyes, wore darker, gray and brown clothing. Men's upper caftans with a tightly fitted body and flared bottom made up of woolen, brocade or velvet fabrics came in fashion among the nobles during the same period. Only in the mid 14th century, the upper tunic was replaced by pourpoint - kinda short jacket with narrow sleeves, which was initially worn by knights under the armor, but later became a part of a casual medieval costume. Youll look just like a noble knight from the medieval times once you dress yourself up in this Adult Medieval Knight Costume. Complete their Renaissance faire outfit with our historic petticoats, renaissance hats, and medieval cloaks, all sized specifically for. Both nobles and common folks wore surcoats and tabards - long sleeveless cover-ups of rectangular shape with a hole for the head, which could be unsewn at the sides. Shop Your Dressmaker for childrens Celtic robes, boys Crusader tunics, childrens medieval knight costumes, kids pirate shirts, girls Renaissance dresses, boys baroque frocks, and girls medieval maiden gowns. Renaissance medieval knight costume for boys - kids and toddlers, includes foam helmet with adjustable face guard, sword, shield, tunic with attached cape.

With the appearance of the feudal crests, colors of the men's costume echoed the colouring of his feudal's coat of arms. Starting from the 12th century, tunics were getting longer, narrower at the shoulders and wider at the bottom due to gores sewn into the side seams. Outerwear was represented by a short semicircular cloak fastened at a shoulder, which transformed into a long one later and became known as ‘mantelet' in the Charlemagne era and the Carolingians. A distinctive feature of the medieval male costume were pants that could be long, relatively narrow trousers or tightly fitting chausses like a tricot. Short tunics were still worn by peasants and young people. Initially, both of them were hip length, but from the mid 9th century their bottoms extended and reached the very floor. Male undertunic featured long, one-piece sleeves, while the upper one had short wide sleeves or no sleeves at all. Two tunics worn girded one over the other formed the basis of the early medieval costumes.

To briefly describe a Middle Ages suit, it should be noted that the clothing of the period pointed to the origin, class affiliation, occupation and wealth of the owner. Dark Ages costume (crusaders, Western Europe noblemen and warriors).Most of our costumes are historically accurate thus fit for reenactment and SCA, other are period-based but have some fantasy elements, and some are exclusive designer's creations, so will feed your imagination and make a great buy for LARPers.

We have both plain and modest natural flax linen undertunics, tunics and coats and richly decorated noble costumes from different periods. There is a wide variety of men's medieval costumes of all shapes and sizes in this section - from early Vikings and Eastern European outfits to traditional western clothing, from elegant fantasy garbs of elven warriors or fairy tale prince to monks and crusaders costumes. If that sounds like a dream come true, then you’re going to want one of our many knight costumes.ArmStreet is well-known for the unique design and high-quality medieval products. The good news is that through the power of costumes, you can become a knight in your own right! You can protect your home from invading brigands and slay (imaginary) dragons like some kind of mighty paladin out of a Dungeons & Dragons campaign. Unfortunately, it’s getting harder and harder to find a good armor smith these days, and finding a king or queen to grant you knighthood is even harder. It meant you were a chivalrous protector of your kingdom’s values and a valiant vanguard of virtue! Aside from the fancy title and adhering to the duty of being a noble knight, you’d also be expected to engage in battles to decide the fate of the kingdom, which means wearing a shiny suit of armor, or at the very least some chainmail. During the Middle Ages, nothing could be greater than being granted a Knighthood.

Medieval knight costume