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AccessoriesHeadpiecesCloth wreaths, floral wreaths, juliet caps, pillbox caps, horns, cone hats, turbans, circlets, veils, chainmail headpieces. GirdlesWe're not talking corsetry. Belts back then were called girdles because they "girdded" your middle. Cord belts, metal belts, faux girdles made from applicay or trim. PouchesA pretty essential accessory when wearing cloths without pockets. Hang a cloth or leather pouch from you belt. JewellryNecklaces, brooches/cloak clasps, and earrings for the ladies, chains of office for the gentlemen. Misc.Keys, wooden spoons, silver spoons, pick forks, handkerchiefs, bells, ribbons. Unmarried maidens attending pageants or jousts would adorn their hair and girdles with ribbons or tuck an extra handkerchief in their sleave in case a knightly paramour asked to carry a sign of their favor in the games. Noble ladies and matrons would carry the household keys on a ring hanging from their girdle or around their neck. Peasants and serving women would collect the discarded ribbons and trimming from their mistresses' gowns to add to their own on festival days. Simple laborors were expected to eat while and where they worked, so a wooden spoon and bowl were a common belt accessory. |
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