Category: Male clothing > outer garments

Houppelande a grandes assiettes type 1

Houppelande a grandes assiettes type 1

Century: XIV, XV

CODE	Material	Standard ? × SPES products - technology & methods of manufacturing Machine-made standard - products with visible signs of using modern methods and tools in their production; e.g. visible outside and inside seams in clothing made with the use of a machine. Mixed standard - products with visible signs of using both modern and traditional methods and tools in their production; e.g. main, inside seams in clothing are made with the use of a machine while outside stitches and details are sewn by hand. Hand-made standard - goods with visible signs of using only traditional methods and tools in their production; e.g. all seams in clothing are sewn by hand. *NOTE. We always use high quality materials and fabrics while making our products - the above standards of their production are not related to the materials used.	Price
WMWR0079	Wool	Hand-made	490.00 EUR
WMWS0078	Wool	Mixed	380.00 EUR

* Please write the extra wishes in the place 'additional information' at the end of the order.
Lowest price in the last 30 days

See how to place an order for several people

Houppelande (also known as pellanda, goun or cioppa) is a former, representative outer clothing, another important example of medieval fashion. Our houppelande a grandes assiettes type 1 is let out from the waist with deep sewn, opened sleeves — a characteristic feature of this garment.

We make our houppelande from wool with linen lining. This male dress is laced on the chest. Sleeves in this clothing usually have different colors from the body. There is an option of choosing the color of wool for sleeves and corpus. There is also an option of choosing the color of linen lining in your houppelande.

A grandes assiettes sleeves are wide and open. The place of their stitching is rearranged and enlarged. Thanks to this special cut, pellanda has loose sleeves, but at the same time it sticks close to the body.

---

Houppelande as medieval court clothing

Houppelande is another example of medieval men's fashion, this time from the section of outer garments. First layer of former clothing is the underwear (body linen), which is composed of a shirt and braies. Next layer of the historical costume are the undergarments, like hose and doublet. At that time, on such medieval costume, one can put on the outer garment, for example an houppelande.

This male cioppa (or: gioppa — medieval outer dress) gained its greatest popularity in the 2nd half of 14th century and 1st half of 15th century. It was often lined with fur, which was another way of highlighting the social status of the owner.

---

How to wear a houppelande?

Houppelande was worn by both women and men. However, dresses differed with their length — female houppelande always reached the ground and sometimes had a train, while male dresses could be shorter, reaching the knees. What is more, women girdled this clothing under the breast, and men in the waist.

An example of a cioppa with opened sleeves of this type can be found in the work of Charles d’Orléans titled Livre contre tout péché.

Houppelande is a court outer garment, usually very spacious and with spacious sleeves, often richly decorated. It is typical for the late 14th and the early 15th centuries.