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Medieval hood with laces under armpits

Medieval hood with laces under armpits

Century: XIV

CODE	Material	Standard ? × SPES products - technology & methods of manufacturing Machine-made standard - products with visible signs of using modern methods and tools in their production; e.g. visible outside and inside seams in clothing made with the use of a machine. Mixed standard - products with visible signs of using both modern and traditional methods and tools in their production; e.g. main, inside seams in clothing are made with the use of a machine while outside stitches and details are sewn by hand. Hand-made standard - goods with visible signs of using only traditional methods and tools in their production; e.g. all seams in clothing are sewn by hand. *NOTE. We always use high quality materials and fabrics while making our products - the above standards of their production are not related to the materials used.	Price
GMWR0142	Wool	Hand-made	64.00 EUR
GMWS0141	Wool	Mixed	50.00 EUR

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A type of medieval headwear made of wool with linen lining. This model of a medieval hood is laced-up under armpits. Thanks to this solution our hood is better fitted to the costume. The laces prevent the headwear from moving. We recommend wearing it with garments fitted to the body (cotehardie, jopula).

Laces in this hood are finished with elegant aiglets which also work as a sort of decoration in this garment. A fashionable liripipe has a similar role.

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Laced-up hood in medieval sources

You can search for examples of hoods with laces in the late-medieval manuscripts and paintings. For example an illuminated novel about Guiron le Courtois, one of the knights of King Arthur. The work came to existence between 1370-1380 for Bernabò Visconti.

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What is the role of liripipe in hood?

A liripipe is a characteristic element of a few medieval hoods from our assortment. The reasons for introducing this long tail are not entirely clear and we can assume that it’s a simple, yet effective, item of the former fashion. A liripipe could be worn loosely on the back, wrapped around the head, or on the shoulder.

Still, a tail has some practical features. Wrapped around the head, it prevents the hood from slipping off, which is important for a knight or fighter. You can also easily transform a medieval hood into a fabulous chaperon.

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What are the types of medieval headwear?

Similarly to the outer garment, headwears speaks of the social status and in case of women of their marital status. In medieval iconography hardly ever can we find figures without any head wear. During all the period of the Middle Ages a hood was the most widespread head wear. Its functions were protective and sometimes symbolic, ritual or representative. Medieval headwear includes: caps, hats, coifs, hoods, kerchiefs and others. Hoods were often made of cloth, however caps and hats were made of felt.