How to Dress a Landsknecht
I want to talk a little bit about HOW I think a MALE Landsknecht Soldier was dressed.
- First I think he put on his unterhosen or underpants.
- Then I think he puts on his hose. These would be the equivalent of our socks.
- He would tie or link his hose to his unterhosen.
- Then I think he would put on his Hemd or shirt.
- Over this, he would put on his Hosen. There is a HUGE difference from Hose & Hosen. The way that I remember it is, that Hose are like Socks and Hosen are like pants.
- Our Landknecht would then put on his Wams. Wams are like a doublet. They have the wide slashed sleeves, and can either be closed in the front and very much resemble a doublet, or be open in the front, and held together with a placket called a brustfleck.
- Over this he could wear a jerkin, or an arming coat called a waffenfrock.
- He would then finish with a head covering, some gloves, and of course shoes.
That is how I THINK a male landknecht got dressed in the morning.
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posted by Bryna @ 3:41 PM
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3 Comments:
I would like to include a conversation I am having with someone about this post.
Also -- I read your blog, and I have one debate on the "How a Landsknect dressed" thing. I think you're correct, except for the hose. I believe that it would have been braes, hemd, hosen, wams.
There are a bunch of period illustrations showing the hosen slashed and skin showing, or the outer hosen cut off at the knee, and wearing strumpfen (stockings or no socks at all.
-------- Andreas
My Response:
I agree with the fact that they could go without the hose, and had skin showing through the hosen, however, I don't think they wore Braes but rather an unterhosen.
This is where I think they would either connect the hose or the strumpfen to, and not Braes. Braes are very diaper like, and I think they would be bunchy under the tighter wool or leather hosen. I think the unterhosen (or underwear) once started out near something like Braes, but were taken in, tightened, adjusted, ext. to get something much more tight and form fitting.
Hi!
I am from Western Australia, and like you my boyfriend's persona is Landsneckt and I am starting to want to do German garb for me also. Unlike you, I am not a costume designer for a living!
I would love to talk to you about costuming - me and my partner are travelling to Pensic and Lillies in 2008.
I couldn't get your website homepage to work. Could you email me at mad_sonnet@hotmail.com ?
Cheers
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