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Owen Crocker summaries male leggings as either being tight trousers, tights (trousers with integral feet) or suspended stockings (hose) [OWEN-CROCKER 2004:p.255]. It appears that wearing hose, usually worn with a pair of shorts known as 'Brais' originated as a mediterranean fashion. In the Germanic north trousers seem to have been the norm.[citation needed]
Trousers made from wool
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Tights made from wool
Tights are trousers with integral feet
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Hose & Brais made from wool
Hose were probably usually made with integral feet sown in
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...made from linen
As always when discussing items made from inen this also includes items made from any plant fibre.
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Literature
- Einhard describes Charlemagne as wearing linen draws and then ‘long’ hose over them. (OWEN-CROCKER 2004, p.173). Note that it doesn’t actually mention what the hose were made of.
- The Monk of St Gall describes the Franks as wearing ‘...they wore linen garments on their legs and thighs of the same colour (scarlet), but with elaborate embroidery.’ [OWEN-CROCKER 2004:p.174] See page 191 for full text.
Archaeology
- The bard C8th [OWEN-CROCKER 2004]
- St. Severinus Cathedral, C8th white linen leggings [EWING 2007: p.78]
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References
<nocite> EWING2007 Hagg1984 OWEN-CROCKER2004 </nocite> <biblio force=false>#Template:Bib</biblio>