15th century arming doublet, black

Mythrojan

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Product description

This close-fitting doublet is made from sturdy canvas cotton. Knights and soldiers wore arming doublets under plate armor from the 15th century onward. The laces let you attach armor components directly to the doublet. The arming doublet evolved from the gambeson and the 14th-century pourpoint. Its padded interior protects against blows from armor pieces. In the late Gothic style (1450–1500), arming doublets often included voiders and a chainmail skirt (gousset). In late-15th-century Italy, arming doublets also became a civilian fashion: men who were not knights wore them, likely because the garment suggested status and knighthood.

Wear the doublet with trousers or chausses, laced directly to it. Typical features include a close-fitting cut, a small standing collar, and a closed or buttoned front. Originally worn as a high-necked under-jacket, doublets gained lower necklines and richer decoration during the Renaissance. A light shirt or undershirt was usually worn underneath. Numerous depictions survive from the late Middle Ages and Renaissance — for example in the Codices Palatini Germanici 466. Wear this doublet under armor for a historically accurate look; aiglets are included to attach arm and leg armor.

This doublet has no inner padding, making it a great choice for medieval reenactment battles in summer. Ideal for 14th–15th-century reenactment.