SCA clothing female 14th century

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A sideless surcote
I sometimes portrait the wife of a high ranking nobleman in Sweden. In the late 14th century the movers and shakers of their time did have access to fancy fabrics of high quality, even silks, so I …
(Lady Malina with Malina Opatowiecka) A Lengberg bra! It differs a bit from the original piece - I had to adjust it to my low-cut neckline dresses but the general idea is preserved. It has a tight bodice tied at the side and two 2-piece cups. I used quite thick hand made linen so the skirt is sewn without any ruffles or folds to keep a smooth line of the dresses worn with it. It is a lot of work to make it fitted and comfortable but I tell you – it is worth the effort!
Blanche of Lancaster, Duchess of Lancaster (25 March 1345 – 12 September 1368) was an English noblewoman & heiress, daughter of England's wealthiest and most powerful peer, Henry of Grosmont, 1st Duke of Lancaster. She was the first wife of John of Gaunt, 1st Duke of Lancaster, and the mother of King Henry IV of England. It is believed that Blanche may have died aged 22 after contracting the Black Death which was rife in Europe at that time. John of Gaunt held annual commemorations of her death
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late 13th Germany Madonna wearing a surcotte with pleating under the arm holes.
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Guillaume de Digulleville, Le Pèlerinage de la Vie humaine (deuxième tiers du XIVe siècle), Paris, Bibliothèque Sainte-Geneviève, Ms.1130, f°007v, « Official de Moïse célébrant un mariage (L') »