GETTING DRESSED in the Middle Ages

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Published on September 5, 2025 4:00:47 PM ● Video Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MzSQVTqcKh0

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How did people really dress in the Middle Ages? In this video, we'll look at it in detail, debunking many clichés and false myths that linger in our contemporary imagination.

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Sources and further reading:

Black J. A., Garland M., A History of Fashion, 1975
Boucher F., Histoire du costume en Occident de l'Antiquité à nos jours, 1965
Contini M., La moda nei secoli, 1965
De Poerk G., La draperie mediévale en Flandre et en Artois. Technique et terminologies, 1951
Fabbri P., Italian fashion in the 15th century, 2017
Harte H.B., Ponting K.G., Cloth and Clothing in Medieval Europe, 1983
Kohler C., A History of Costume, 1963
Koslin D., Snyder J. E., Encountering Medieval Textiles and Dress: Objects, texts, and Images, 2002
Laver J., The Concise History of Costume and Fashion, 1979
Levi-Pisetzky R., History of costume in Italy, 1964-1966
Payne B., Winakor G., Farrell-Beck J., The History of Costume, from the Ancient Mesopotamia to the Twentieth Century, 1992
Pastoureau Michel, Bleu. Histoire d’une couleur, 2000
Piponnier F., Mane P., Dress in the Middle Ages, 1997

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Chapters:
00:00 Introduction
00:44 How They Dressed in the Early Middle Ages
14:17 How They Dressed in 1000-1100
20:19 How They Dressed in 1200
26:19 How They Dressed in 1300
33:40 How They Dressed in 1400

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Background Music:

"Folk Round" and "Lord of the Land" by Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
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"Marked" by Alexander Nakarada (www.creatorchords.com)
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"Love Waltz" by Nikos Spiliotis
(CC BY-ND 3.0)
http://y2u.be/J0NUalAhyGU