Summary: Cotehardies
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Another Anglo- Norman garment was the cotehardie with tippets. This was a round necked outer garment with a long full skirt which had knife pleats. Slits or vents were inserted about hip level and these allowed access to a purse slung from a sash around the neck. No girdle was required with this garment. It had plain, fitted sleeves which stopped at the elbow to reveal the forearms of the gipon or kirtle. From the elbow hung the tippet which was a streamer or straight band of fabric.
Men by this time wore just a doublet over a skirt and hose. The doublet was fitted, padded and often very expensively decorated. Short petticoats or waistcoats were worn under the doublet for warmth. The hose were attached with cords sewn to the lining. The hoppelande was still worn as a heavy over garment.
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