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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, tailored tight to the leg and made from wool
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Tights made from wool
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Tights are tightly tailored trousers with integral feet
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Trousers, tailored loose in the leg and made from wool
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Hose & Brais made from wool
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Hose are tight leg coverings usually of wool and cut on the bias. Suspended from the waist by one or more straps. Hose were probably usually made with integral feet sown in. Brais are shorts worn under the hose.
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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>
