1500s men's dress??

Magmaforge · Post by **Magmaforge** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 6:13 pm

http://www.grimmarmoury.com/gallery/ren ... uts/durer1
from this woodcut, I see a mature man in a simple shirt with a nice collar and a long skirt, tied at the waist; I see no partition between the legs. Reminds me of a japanese hakama used by aikidoka. Is this a dress of sorts? It doesn't look like it is a robe to me, else it should have an opening all down the length of the front.

Owen · Post by **Owen** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 7:39 pm

Looks like a houppelande.
http://www.virtue.to/articles/circle_houp.html

Hmmm...look, wedge tents!

Alcyoneus · Post by **Alcyoneus** » Mon Mar 22, 2004 10:24 pm

Looks more like an Eastern European long coat to me.

mattmaus · Post by **mattmaus** » Tue Mar 23, 2004 10:48 am

Depends on which guy you be referin to. The Landsknecht just behind the cannon is deffinitely in a houp. I got no idea what the older looking man (?) in front is wearing. I'm by no means an expert or certain, but he may be a turk, which might give you more clues as to what he has on.