One may notice that the King’s hair is long and elegantly twisted into pipes or ringlets, and that it hangs over his shoulders.
A MAN OF THE TIME OF HENRY I. (1100-1135)
His hair is curled in ringlets; he wears a long cloak. The shirt shows at the neck of the tunic. The small design in the corner is from a sanctuary door-knocker.
No longer is the priestly abuse of ‘filthy goat’ applicable, for Henry’s beard is neatly trimmed and cut round his face.
These two things are the only practical difference between the two dates—the end of the eleventh century and the beginning of the twelfth.
The under-tunic was made as a perfectly plain gown with tight sleeves ending at the wrist; it hung loose and full upon the figure. Over this was worn the short tunic with wide sleeves ending at the elbow. Both tunics would have broad borders of embroidered work or bands of coloured material. The supertunic would be brooched by one of those circular Norman brooches which was an ornamental circle of open gold-work in which stones and jewels were set. The brooch was fastened by a central pin.
The extravagances of the previous reign were in some measure done away with; even the very long hair was not fashionable in the latter half of this reign, and the ultra-long sleeve was not so usual.
So we may give as a list of clothes for men in this reign: