• Hoods - (A compendium of information from discussions on the 12th Century Garb Yahoo Group list) Hoods Q:  Did the men have a hoods that covered the shoulders like those common in the 13th and 14th centuries? Yes, they had hoods and capelets similar to later styles.  Variants of hoods like this date at least to Roman times. ~ Katrine / Katherine BarichMessage #336, November 14, 2002 "Yes, women did too. The part that covered the shoulders was longer in the 12th century, come down to the elbows or lower."~ Rowena / Brenda SiblyMessage #342, November 15, 2002 …
  • Outerwear - (A compendium of information from discussions on the 12th Century Garb Yahoo Group list) Cloaks "I have found that linen drapes well for the cloak and you can wear it in more seasons. fur lined, or not.  Fur adds a lot of bulk though ..."~  Aénor d'AnjouMessage #210, September 5, 2002 "Although some of the cloaks are definitely fur lined as the pattern inside is the same as for heraldic vair.  Some of them do appear very stiff and stick up at the back of the neck."~ Kathrine BarichMessage #211, September 5, 2002 ""cloaks really are not that practical in… …
  • Particolour, Sideless Surcoats - I have two questions: One, when did particolor come into vogue? Is it period for the 12th-13th centuries? Two, anyone that has Period Patterns 21 (14th and 15th century cotehardies and sideless surcoates), can you look at it and tell me if either the View IV or V surcoats might be carry-overs from the 12th-13th century? In other words, for those of you without the pattern that can answer this, was it period for surcoates of the 12th-13th centuries to have the skirt and bodice be of two different fabrics, with the top fabric evidently being fur? Thanks for any… …