1560s Green Wool Giubbione (doublet)
A simple doublet in olive green wool, to match the calzoni (Venetian style breeches) I made some 15 years ago.…
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16th century Safavid Qalansuwa and ʿImāma (cap and turban)
Headwear for a 16th century Safavid man – the Qalansuwa (cap) and ʿImāma (turban), inspired by Persian manuscript illustrations. For…
1520s Italian Man’s Balzo and Berretto
This hat is inspired by ‘Portrait of a Man‘ by Moretto da Brescia, depicting a young noble man wearing a…
1510s German Black & White Wams and Hosen
A German man’s Wams (doublet) and Hosen (hose) suitable for a fashionable man in the early 16th century. Although this…
1570s Round-topped Hat
A blocked felt hat, suitable for late 16th century middle class style. My friend Owen had given me a brown…
13th century Cap of Maintenance
A man’s red felt cap, typical of both commoners and nobles in the 13th century. I made this cap as…
13th century Man’s Purse
A man’s drawstring purse, the most common style in the 13th century. I made this purse as part of a…
Men’s Medieval Hose – 12th-15th century
Separate cloth-cut hose in fulled, tabby-woven wool, suitable for a man from the 12-15th centuries. Hose were worn by both…
16th century Embroidered Leather Hat
A late 16thc century man’s hat of felt covered in embroidered leather.. My Hat Prize for Canterbury Faire 2021 was…
Man’s coif, 15th – 16th century
A renaissance man’s three part linen coif, as worn by scholars, old men and children. Although the linen coif was…
12th century Phrygian Cap
A man’s simple Phrygian cap in raw silk. This simple Phrygian cap was made as a gift for my friend…
13th century Belt with Pewter Mounts
I wanted to make a belt for a friend, as part of a new set of 13th century English clothing.…