La cotte simple An exploration of clothing and accessories of the late 14th and early 15th centuries

Grande assiette tailoring and the Charles de Blois cotte

The tailoring of the grande assiette
The "elbow hinge" explained

Embellished purses of the 14th century

Aumônières—embellished textile purses of the European 14th century
An aumônière as it might have appeared in 1380, Paris

How I stopped worrying and learned to love layers:
An analysis of fitted dress styles depicted in the art
of the late 14th/early 15th century

An introduction to the paper
Sidebar: the "cotehardie" in period art
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A 1.4 meg .pdf file

Building the feminine silhouette

Introduction
A curved-front-seam fitting method — step-by-step photo-essay
A straight-front-seam fitting method — step-by-step photo-essay
Side-by-side comparison of bust silhouettes produced by both methods
The "versatile" gown and its role as a body shaper
The belly: fitting for a period appearance

Sources for the late 14th/early 15th century clothing enthusiast

My ever-growing library as recorded on Library Thing

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