Over the doublet was worn a long or a short gown, according to fancy and circumstances, the former hanging loose, the latter full of pleats before and behind, plain at the sides and girdled tightly about the waist.
Small caps or “bonets” of various shapes were worn. Boots reaching to the middle of the thigh are frequently seen in the illuminations of the period.
The hair was worn very bushy behind and at the sides. (Fig. 9.)
Very rich materials were used for the garments of nobles and others.
The costumes of the lower classes during this period followed the more sober costumes of this and preceding periods, the materials being coarse and the cut simple.
The costumes of the retainers of the nobility imitated those of their masters, and were very often made of rich materials and in the extreme fashion.
PLATE 37.