elements of ancient costume [7]

Examples of different articles of clothing characteristic of a period, country, condition or occasion.

cape

Very full coat of variable length that covered the body and arms; it had no sleeves or armholes and sometimes had a hood and slits for the arms.

houppelande

Long full ceremonial garment (man’s coat or woman’s dress) worn at the end of the 14th century and in the early 15th century.