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Women's cowl with buttons

Women's cowl with buttons

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
GKWR0148	Wool	Hand-made	99.00 EUR
GKWS0147	Wool	Mixed	75.00 EUR

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An all purpose medieval headwear for women fastened with 8 tin buttons. This medieval cowl has a fashionable liripipe. In standard, we sew it from wool with linen lining.

You can modify this women’s cowl to match weather conditions. When you button it up the chin, it perfectly protects the neck and head against wind and rain. You can also unbutton it and wear loosely behind the head. When you button this cowl up, we suggest unrolling the edges to present lining and highlight the face.

Our medieval cowl has a collar covering partially the shoulders and torso. You can decorate it with badges, brooch, or pins. This headwear can be also decorated with contrastive lining.

Medieval women’s cowl is universal. It will match both loose garments (like robe) and fitted dresses (like our outer dress or cottehardie). Worn with a cloak, it’s worth to put the collar of a hood outside.

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Where to find a historical example of women’s liripipe cowl?

We found and inspiration for this model of women’s cowl in Très belles Heures de Notre-Dame (1375-1400). Ladies on the pages of this manuscript wear unbuttoned cowls, like the Gremlin model, presenting decorative buttons. Other ladies wear similar hoods buttoned up the chin.

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What is the role of liripipe in medieval cowl?

A liripipe is a characteristic element of a few medieval hoods from our assortment. The reasons for introducing this long tail are not entirely clear and we can assume that it’s a simple, yet effective, item of the former fashion. A liripipe could be worn loosely on the back, wrapped around the head, or on the shoulder.

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What are the types of medieval headwear?

Similarly to the outer garment, headwears speaks of the social status and in case of women of their marital status. In medieval iconography hardly ever can we find figures without any head wear. During all the period of the Middle Ages a hood was the most widespread head wear. Its functions were protective and sometimes symbolic, ritual or representative. Medieval headwear includes: caps, hats, coifs, hoods, kerchiefs and others. Hoods were often made of cloth, however caps and hats were made of felt.