Medieval chausses with laces, brown

Product description

These medieval chausses are made from cotton and come in pairs, complete with laces. The laces feature brass lace ends, or aiglets — exact replicas of medieval originals.

Garments like these can be traced back to the Neolithic era, but leg fashion of this kind only grew popular during the High Middle Ages. People wore two loose chausses under the tunic, one per leg, fastening them to the braies (underpants) or to a belt with laces. Medieval stained glass windows, paintings, and manuscripts show that braies were often worn in a wide range of colors, from sober to bright. Combining two colors of chausse to create a mi-parti garment was also common. See originals in the Morgan Picture Bible and the Tres Riches Heures de Duc de Berry, for example. Chausses were worn by all classes of society.