| Title: 1000 CE Female Norman Gown 2 | |
| Entry #: GGB2021.018 | |
| Alternate Names: Gown, Cotte, tunic dress | |
| Year: 1100 CE | |
| Time range: 900-1150CE | |
| Era: High Medieval | |
| Gender: Female | |
| region: Western Europe | |
| Countries/cultures: Norman, Anglo Saxon, England, france | |
| Maker: Christine Misterka | |
| Difficulty: 1 | |
| Confidence: Image Examples |
Intro:
A common tunic dress style garment prevalent both in England as well as central Europe for the time leading up to and after the Norman invasion of 1066 CE
Description:
A common style worn by women in pre and post Norman invasion in England as well as France consisted of a tunic style underdress and over dress.
The underdress called a chemise, chainse or smock would commonly be made of linen.
The over tunic or cotte would be longer for higher status women or shorter for working class. Sleeves are shown in some painting both tight to the wrist as well as bell or trumpet sleeves. Commonly made out of wool and perhaps decorated with embroidery or the applique of contrasting fabrics.
Commonly work with this would be simple turn or bag shoes, and a head covering such as a wimple and veil.
This dress is constructed as a tunic style dress, A blue bell-sleeved over dress, or gown, worn over a green and white underdress, with a chemise under that.
Inspiration Images
Common Materials
- Fabrics:
- Underdress – Linen, including non-flax linens
- Overdress – Wool
- Wimple/veil – Linen or silk for high status women
- Ornamentation:
Effective Substitutions
- Fabrics:
- Underdress – linen, linen blends, cottons
- Overdresses – Wool blends, linens, linen blends, some heaver cottons
- Wimple/Veil – linen, silk, poly (watch out for candles!)
- Ornamentation:
Ensemble Components
- Underdress – below the knee, long sleeved, white or off white light fabrics
- Overdress
- Headwear
- Shoes
Accessories
- Belt
- Pouch
- Bag
Source/Links
| Version: 2 | |
| date: 3/5/2021 | |
| Source of Period Pic: Figure of Grammatica, from the Hortus Deliciarum – 12th century | |
| Model: Christine Misterka | |
| Photographer: Vincent De Vere | |
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