Costume For Children…

1. History of design and fashion

2.  The middle age children
except infants dressed as
same as adult.
 Infants were wrapped in
bands of linen head to toe,
this prevented deformity
when child grew old.
 Both boys and girls of 4 – 5
years were dressed in loose
gowns.
Costume For Children…

3.  The royal children wore garments that were of rich
fabrics, elaborately trimmed.
 Boys tunic were short than those of adult men.
 Girls wore long gowns.
 Dress of girls and women had a major difference in
hair dressing.
 Young girls went about with their hair uncovered until
they married.

4.  In western societies these
rites are often associated
with religious ceremonies
such as baptism, marriage,
and funerals.
 In the late centuries of the
medieval period , the
wealthy and royal born
were likely to wrap the
new-born in fur trimmed
mantles.
Baptismal gown

5.  The wedding gown was much later developed after the
19th century.
 Jewelry was more important especially belts, rings and
brooches.
 In some regions red was a popular color for brides

6.  Special costume for funerals were not established until
the 15th century.
 In the mid 1300s black had become as a symbol of grief
in northern Europe.
 The dress of widows was fixed by tradition, widows
had to wear a veil.

7. Student dress
During the 1400s student retained
the cote and sur-cote after it had
been abandoned for general wear.

8.  Armour have solid metal plates,
which protect the legs ,elbows and
knees called coat of plates.
 When a knight put on his armour,
he would first don a close-fitting
shirt, braies and hose.
 padded undercoat called gambeson
and over this his hauberk (shorter
coat) called haubergeon.

10.  A gambeson is a padded defensive
jacket, worn as armour separately, or
combined with mail or plate armour.
 Gambeson were produced with a
sewing technique called quilting.
 Usually constructed of linen or wool,
the stuffing varied, and could be for
example scrap cloth or horse hair.
 During the 14th century, illustrations
usually show buttons or laces up the
front.

11.  After this they wore coat of plates and
over all went a surcote, often belted ,
and a sword belt.
 When going into action they wore
helmet ,a pairs of metal gloves or
gauntlets.