Medieval Historian Ranks Women's Fashion From The Middle Ages | History Ranked

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Historian and host of the Gone Medieval podcast Eleanor Janega ranks the most stylish
women’s fashion from the medieval period. From the extravagant houppelande to the humble chemise, Eleanor scores each item on style, comfort, and practicality. Disagree with her? Let us know in the comment section below.
00:00 Intro
00:58 Medieval Fashion
02:20 The Hennin
04:35 14th Century Surcote
06:52 Houppelande
09:13 Chemise
11:12 Underdress & False Sleeves
14:03 Women’s Shoes
15:30 Nuns
18:08 Bourrelet
20:54 Peasant Hair Coverings
22:33 German Gown
24:23 Cotehardie
27:10 Tabard
29:34 Full Tier List
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@BaseballRoman 2 месяца назад

I think my favorite thing about this historian is that she shows that history can and should be fun. It doesn’t have to be a boring lecture. Every style has its pros and cons, but in an era where people view history as less and less important, I think it’s awesome that she has such a fun way of looking at and talking about history.

@becauseimbored777777 2 месяца назад

@@danielvaldez2203chile…anyway SO

@Cara-39 2 месяца назад

@@danielvaldez2203calm down little boy

@HTAZ2010 2 месяца назад

As someone who has hung out with historians and archaeologists, we try to not be long-winded and boring because we often slog through historic documents by people who weren't as engaging.

@SAINTOBVIOUS 2 месяца назад

The history titties are out today honey!!!!!!! OKAAAAAAAYYYY. HAY GURLS!!!!! HEY EL!!!!!

@thekaptain1555 2 месяца назад

Shut up nerd

@wyattbenett4221 2 месяца назад

Never thought I’d hear a historian say “stuntin’ on bitches” but I’m so grateful we have! And she’s right, she should say it!

@user-pt3gi5ul2e 2 месяца назад

Thanks. Thought they were getting stepped on. Tried twice. Not conclusive. My slang is obsolete.

@khutchinsoncpa1 2 месяца назад

I thought it gross and inappropriate. Yuck.

@tree9273 2 месяца назад

@@khutchinsoncpa1you'll be fine

@jaidamcintosh9234 2 месяца назад

She said what she meant, and she meant what she said!

@dosidicusgigas1376 Месяц назад

Its not appropriate in the context of studying, however this is a youtube video about medieval fashion, so I didnt expect a professional lecture. Its a casual approach. @@khutchinsoncpa1

@QueenGrapefruit 2 месяца назад

I love the way Dr Janega says "tell me I'm wrong, it's legal" in a tone of voice that implies "but only just barely legal" 😂

@samanthaowens9019 Месяц назад

😂

@MissBlueEyeliner 2 месяца назад

You know you’re a geek when you have favourite historians.

@calico27 2 месяца назад

LOL! I agree.. and wear my geek badge proudly.

@lookitskatiex 2 месяца назад

Feels. I have a BA in history and I have a favorite professor and favorite bits of useless trivia to spit out lol

@nickh.4917 2 месяца назад

Oh my, I hadn’t realized I’m so obvious.

@Dan_Ben_Michael Месяц назад

I have favourite historians like other people have favourite actors or rock stars. I am a big fan of Eleanor Janega, Francesca Stavrakopoulou, and of course the GOAT, Mary Beard. I have others whom I love to watch, but that trio are up there as my all time favourites. I’m a big fan of Kate Lister also. These ladies make history come alive, and dare I say, make history cool. I think an honourable mention has to go to Sir Tony Robinson. He’s the epitome of making history come alive.

@angelspiritsdevelopments 27 дней назад

O M G .... Yeeesssss..! 😂😂❤

@DallingerM 2 месяца назад

Anything with Dr. Eleanor Janega In is a hit in itself! She’s what makes this channel worth subscribing to!

@MsAussieSheila 2 месяца назад

I admit, I would probably watch this no matter who was doing it, but Inoticed it in my playlist cause she showed up. She's wonderful!

@422katieleigh 2 месяца назад

Agreed! She is fully the reason I subscribe to this channel

@DallingerM 2 месяца назад

@@422katieleigh that podcast she does for History Hit is well worth a watch 👌🏽really interesting

@dorothyephault732 2 месяца назад

I like her style and the way she explains things! And I love everything about History Hit!

@carlhannah1884 2 месяца назад

I see Dr. Janega and I hit play and like.

@DresGarB 2 месяца назад

A fellow man of culture.

@obcl8569 2 месяца назад

Lol, I left an almost exact comment on another one of her videos a while back. I completely agree.

@ashleyslone515 2 месяца назад

Same

@mustyfan1584 2 месяца назад

Same!!

@NateM99 2 месяца назад

I do the same with Alice Roberts . :)

@mirael96 2 месяца назад

She's hilarious and she knows stuff, please bring her back! 😄

@simplystreeptacular 2 месяца назад

"She's hilarious and she knows stuff" is literally the best description of Dr Janega I have *ever heard*

@ladyzapzap9514 2 месяца назад

I love her attitude of “if you don’t like it, haters hitch up yon britches and leave or stay and fight me.” She’s fantastic. Knows her stuff but also knows how to present it. No dry and puts you to sleep presentation from Dr Janega!

@cynthiamurphy2610 2 месяца назад

I would love to see more content like this, especially anything about how fashion reflects the cultural, political,and lifestyle norms of the time. Well done.

@StephSewn 2 месяца назад

If you've not seen it, highly recommend the Ultimate Fashion History videos for content like this!

@cynthiamurphy2610 2 месяца назад

@@StephSewn I just subscribed. Thanks for the rec!

@leemiller29 2 месяца назад

I love how she was ready to throw hands at even the slightest idea of someone questioning her fashion opinions - must be a pretty heated debate topic in the medieval academia circles :P

@Ri-Lizzie 2 месяца назад

Dr. Janega gives such inspo for me to continue my PhD. Love her! ALSO, rank medieval food and/or weapons!!!!

@elizaa3523 2 месяца назад

Yes food! I feel like pottage would be pretty tasty 😋

@donny_doyle 2 месяца назад

Keep going- More historians!!

@connielynn7624 2 месяца назад

Medieval food rankings!

@One.DeSanctis. 19 дней назад

@elizaa3523 soups can taste as good as what one throws in the pot(age). 🍲

@pmclaughlin4111 2 месяца назад

Such a fan! I love that Dr. Janega gets us thinking about these people as people.

@pmclaughlin4111 2 месяца назад

You asked for it: Headgear: Chaperons, liripipes, Bashlyks, maybe even add everything from wimples to kokshnik to turbans and hairtaping...Yes, more Eleanor Janega content.

@isaibanez 2 месяца назад

Yes, yes, YEEEEEEEEEEEESSSSS!!!! And some sick hairstyles too!!

@chrisball3778 2 месяца назад

You could do an entire tier list just based on Hans Bruggeman's sculpture 'Christ Bearing his Cross' from Schleswig Cathedral. It's a crowd scene with dozens of figures, and nearly every single one of them is wearing a different silly renaissance hat. Each sillier than the last. There's a cast of it in the Victoria and Albert Museum and it cracks me up every time I see it. Hans Bruggeman has gone absolutely out of his way to document every single type of silly hat he could, and they're all fabulous.

@Cara-39 2 месяца назад

As an early medieval historian, we may not have much in terms of surviving clothing but we have fabulous jewelry/treasure galore! Ostrogothic, Germanic, Anglo-Saxon, Visigothic and Byzantine brooches, fibulae, armillae, votive crowns, reliquaries, jeweled crosses, treasure bidings and torques! The votive crown of Recceswinth, part of the amazing Treasure of Guarrazar, is a personal favorite!

@theaxe6198 2 месяца назад

Googling

@nickh.4917 2 месяца назад

OK, I totally googled the votive crown of Recceswinth. Tell me, dear reader, that you didn’t too.

@Cara-39 2 месяца назад

@@nickh.4917 Incredible right?? Votive crowns weren't worn, they were hung over church alters. When the Treasure of Guarrazar was found, it contained 26 votive crowns and gold crosses and while a few pieces, like this one, were given to different museums, most were either sold to private collectors, melted down or stolen. There are so many amazing early medieval metalwork pieces available in museums for the public to see but this and the Sutton Hoo helmet are my absolute favorites.

@TinkerTaylor-zv1ml Месяц назад

There are 2 books about medieval clothes that were found in graveyards in Greenland. They are amazing, one ("woven into the earth") really in depth about the circumstances of the dig and the methods of production, and the second with patterns ("medieval garments reconstructed"). Jay!

@Cara-39 Месяц назад

@@TinkerTaylor-zv1ml Hi Jay! Although the high-late middle ages is outside of my focus, I'm familiar with the Herjolfnes settlement in Greenland and the textiles found there due to the incredible rarity. I'll have to check out the books you mentioned.

@chrisk6795 2 месяца назад

"...HUGE tracts of land" - Monty Python

@teaurn 2 месяца назад

Thank god someone did!

@trevordaviesable 2 месяца назад

Great decolatage ! Oh great history as well. ,

@CheifR0cka 2 месяца назад

I have never seen such universally positive comments than I do on literally every single one of Dr. Janega's videos, and she more than deserve it! She's absolutely one of the greatest history presenters of all time.

@baylorsailor 2 месяца назад

I don't understand what she's wearing in this video though. Why are the boobs hanging out?

@crazyquilt 2 месяца назад

I have a particular fondness for the combo of cotehardie and sideless surcote because that's what my wife wore when we were married thirty years ago.

@christysmith1058 2 месяца назад

DYING over the nun category 😂🤣👏🏻👏🏻👏🏻

@kayku5086 2 месяца назад

I would beg for an Eleanor Janega channel if it wouldn't completely burn a person out because she is so wonderful to listen to and learn from!

@owlsgoowlsgo 2 месяца назад

Listen to her podcasts! There is a wealth of Dr. Janega content out there

@rachelw1076 2 месяца назад

@@owlsgoowlsgoShe has a podcast?? You've changed my life today 🙏

@stephaniecowans3646 2 месяца назад

Dr. Janega really knows how kick a topic up a notch! 😆 I was just listening to a "Betwixt The Sheets" podcast episode (hosted by Kate Lister) that had Dr. J on it and when those two are together, it's howlingly funny (in a good way!) since they spark off each other so well.

@jamcgowan1095 2 месяца назад

I can tell you from years of wearing it that a sideless surcote is comfy and practical. You can shoots bows, fence, anything you like. Mind you, I can also do archery in gentry dress from 1520, despite it being tight to the body. I can also tell you that your Tudor dress will start out very tight, but a week of wearing it all day loosens it and it forms to your body

@TheOldMamba 2 месяца назад

When I was sick with the flu a month ago I went on a History Hit bender and (as a historian myself) I enjoyed everything I saw. But this here really takes the cake. Someone went into a deep think how to exploit Dr. Janega's skillset in the knowledge and humor departments to the absolute max. Fantastic video!

@CatMee232 2 месяца назад

I love that doctor janega’s content so much! It’s like having a friend chat to me about medieval fashion. I love fashion history but I’m pretty fixed on 18th and 19th century so this makes me want to look at some medieval and early modern stuff!

@lunchymunchy2984 2 месяца назад

Wish I’d had a history professor as entertaining and engaging... I love this topic ,medieval history, but didn’t even know I loved it till I discovered such interesting and informative experts like dr Janega and tbh all the female presenters on history hit..

@piccalillipit9211 2 месяца назад

@@lunchymunchy2984I watched a 2 hour long "podcast with slides" yesterday on the history of newspapesr [by "Well There's Your Problem"] It was FASCINATING. It goes to show you - NOTHING is boring if you have the right teacher

@wingsnwillows 2 месяца назад

53 seconds in, and hands down, this is the best video you have ever made. So much shade, love you and all you do.

@Meredith36 2 месяца назад

I never knew I needed this but my gosh was it amazing. Dr Janega is hilarious

@anahata2009 2 месяца назад

Thank you for offering the one place on RU-vid where it's safe to read the comments. So much love for Dr. Janega.

@curiousman1672 2 месяца назад

Just good wholesome medieval fun right here. Big fan of the Good Doctor. More please. Some kind of weekly episode would be great. Idea: Episodic show starring Eleanor Janega and Kate Lister, where they are time-travel dumped back into 1450 London. Modern historians surviving in Olde London. Can you say, "History Hit?"

@baylorsailor 2 месяца назад

So wholesome that she has to wear a dress that shows 1/2 of each breast plus cleavage for a history youtube video

@sunb5738 2 месяца назад

I love Dr.Janega and History Hit, you guys really bring out the fun in history, many people think it's just boring and dusty !

@elizaa3523 2 месяца назад

I am so jealous of Dr Janega. So lucky to love her job, it's like it's not even a job for her❤ imagine having this much fun at work?

@kimyoonmisurnamefirst7061 2 месяца назад

We need a bit on Medieval shoes. I want to see her rate Crakows, for example. We should also hook up Dr. Janega with Nicole Rudolph so she can get the shoes of her dreams. If they do a video together--yes, please.

@KenZchameleon 2 месяца назад

and bring Morgan Donner in. They would talk forever.

@creativefierce 24 дня назад

History Hit collab! yes!

@DresGarB 2 месяца назад

"Thanks for watching. Go make me some shoes" And just like that Dr. Janega just won over a lot of findom fans.

@cheekyghost2284 2 месяца назад

This was so fun, more please! Also youre so right about the truncated henin, they're shockingly comfortable & feel basically weightless. I think the 14th through 15th century was peak fashion

@peterjones7673 2 месяца назад

Another great look at Medieval culture from the fantastic Dr Eleanor. This is not a topic that I would ever have thought about until Dr Eleanor brings us this glimpse. Brilliant once again, thank you Dr Eleanor.

@clairelucy5667 2 месяца назад

Love this! Want more!!!!! I dabble in historical writing and am autistic so want as much accuracy as possible but also exhausted by a neurological condition so in depth researching is very draining. The internet is a warren! This hel0s me so much. Thank you x

@piccalillipit9211 2 месяца назад

She does a GREAT podcast called "were not so different" They did a series on historical materialism that was BRILLIANT, Im an author and it gave me a new way of looking at the world.

@baylorsailor 2 месяца назад

You're not autistic

@piccalillipit9211 2 месяца назад

@@baylorsailor- how the he!! do you know who is and who is not autistic, am I autistic...??

@Stitchwitchstitch 2 месяца назад

“ It’s kind of like a really big shirt that’s also a dress.” Yes please!

@fenham 2 месяца назад

Dr Janega is one of my favourite historians. Always entertaining and brilliantly informative too.

@amchain79 2 месяца назад

Dr.J's brain is her best feature. She is so incredibly smart and yet down to earth and not condescending. Having said that, as a hetero woman I'd like to take a moment and appreciate how gorgeous she is in that dress! Thank you for spreading the knowledge in a relatable way. Love it!

@theaxe6198 2 месяца назад

😂😂😂 yup

@BobUikder-ig4uq 2 месяца назад

jsyk you can just say someone look pretty/their dress is nice without sounding like a chronically online boomer/elder millenial stuck in 2016

@baylorsailor 2 месяца назад

Suck up

@braddavis6219 2 месяца назад

This sparks joy. Dr. Jangega is my QUEEN.

@robinmarks4771 2 месяца назад

I freaking love Eleanor Janega. Her new book is excellent, and I highly recommend it.

@christinamariotti7205 2 месяца назад

What’s it called?

@robinmarks4771 2 месяца назад

@@christinamariotti7205The Once and Future Sex. All about women, women's social roles and issues, beauty standards, and sexuality during the medieval era. Great read. Her writing's just as entertaining as her spoken snark. :)

@moxfuldr 2 месяца назад

Smart, great personality, and a hottie. Need more Dr. Janega videos!

@dwhitt567 2 месяца назад

I agree that she's is a hottie. Would love to see more of her! ❤❤❤

@baylorsailor 2 месяца назад

@@dwhitt567looks to me she's already showing quite a bit

@UlricSchnellock 2 месяца назад

Eleanor is sassy today. Gotta agree that the pointed shoes painting rules.

@MysticChronicles712 2 месяца назад

Wow! The fashions of the Middle Ages are really amazing! Amazingly, women's attire in the Middle Ages revealed a lot about their social standing, as well as societal mores and historical influences. This video provides a wealth of information about the meaning and symbolism of each garment, showing the ingenuity and skill of the time. Truly an enthralling voyage through the ages!

@fflegion8100153 2 месяца назад

This episode on Medieval Clevage was amazing. We need more of this.

@juliamaddox4408 2 месяца назад

LOL!!!

@CheeseSteakJimi 2 месяца назад

IDK seemed like a fairly lopsided presentation to me!

@user-pt3gi5ul2e 2 месяца назад

@@CheeseSteakJimi I thought of wishing for the wrap top to be more centered, but... My own chest is heavier on the left, so it occurred to me that reality happens. We need to embrace physics.

@nancytestani1470 2 месяца назад

I thought the same. And I know she meant to show her chest. Nice chest. lol.

@marymontgomery5864 2 месяца назад

I wanted to like this. But the chemise? That’s not the blue layer. It’s the white layer. It’s the layer next to the skin. Also known as as a smock or a shift. Sorry Charlie.

@rallara 2 месяца назад

I love her energy and enthusiasm 😊 Both funny and so knowledgeable, love it 🥰

@charlotteb6450 2 месяца назад

justice for the houppelandeeee i call it stylish and i want one now

@blancatravels 2 месяца назад

I'm going for Ute of Naumburg's barbette and crown. Love her whole look. Now THAT'S style!

@alessandramonteriggioni815 2 месяца назад

What a dream it would be to hang out at a pub and chat up Dr Janega about medieval women and sartorial politics. BTW she missed the BEST medieval/ renaissance fashion- the gamurra. This is a hill I will die on 😂

@maryellencook9528 2 месяца назад

I LOVE my sideless surcoate. I wear it over my under chemise and overdress. Yes, I am an Anachronist. A houplande is the ultimate maternity dress. While I prefer a snood ir simple and circlet to a hennin, it's a matter of personal choice. I agree about the cotehardie, but they are extremely practical if you tuck them up in a belt to above your ankles while doing chores. P.S. I like your style of teaching. You remind me of one of my nursing school instructors, Kitty Janiga RN.

@user-pt3gi5ul2e 2 месяца назад

Loved seeing the extravagant boyish hats on a Mistress Costume Laurel's Italian Renaissance wardrobe. I wear a lazy veil with my bliaut, when I bother.

@cindchan 2 месяца назад

I love how fun she makes everything! It's why I enjoy watching anything she does here! She makes it fun and interesting, and real. I hope we'll get to see some men's fashion as well! I'd love to see her take on men's shoes!

@fiorimonde7494 2 месяца назад

Historical clothing and Dr Janega?! Amazing!

@biggismalls8660 Месяц назад

"Is this what I want to wear to harvest hay? No I'm gonna wanna wear trousers. But I also don't live in the 14th century, nor do I harvest hay - Imma be real with you" fantastic

@serahloeffelroberts9901 24 дня назад

During harvest it was not unusual for women in the field to go into labor and give birth.

@vexvanquish 2 месяца назад

I was more into Dr. Janege then the clothes. I got a litte distracted 😂 ❤❤ great channel btw. 💯👍

@dwhitt567 2 месяца назад

Would love to see more of sexy Dr. Jenega. HOT!❤❤❤❤❤❤

@coldlakealta4043 2 месяца назад

Prof. Janega is always a delight - great fun while you learn interesting things

@meowsmyths 2 месяца назад

"I'm a nun, I don't do cool stuff" I'm sorry, am I supposed to think that hand-illuminating manuscripts isn't COOL!? (...yes I know I am a huge nerd and probably would have been a nun)

@frompapertopeoplepodcast4889 2 месяца назад

Dr Janega, this was WONDERFUL! I think a series of you rating costumes in movies set in the Medieval period would be great!!

@studiozealot 2 месяца назад

As a consumer of several History Hit podcasts, I'm sold the moment I see Dr. Janega's name on anything. This is the kind of history I want to learn! (shout outs to Matt Lewis, Kate Lister, and Cat Jarman too though- y'all fantastic, keep up the great work!)

@loraleiwier870 2 месяца назад

This historian is EVERYTHING I want to be her friend 😂 she makes everything so much fun.

@PandaOfHearts772 2 месяца назад

I never watch these from start to finish but I couldn’t not close the video. Super entertaining, thank you! 😊❤️

@CrisSelene 2 месяца назад

That's a double negative. You just said that you had to close the video

@the_petty_crocker 2 месяца назад

LOVE. THIS. EY is always fun! My favorite HH pods are when Dr. Eleanor and Dr. Kate guest on each other's shows. They have SO MUCH FUN together yet the discussion is always interesting, enlightening, and compelling. I would watch a show of the two of them down at the pub just talking.

@missyme2673 2 месяца назад

I love this video! Not only was it informative but Dr Janega is so entertaining and I love her enthusiasm and knowledge, she rocks! Thank you Dr Janega for bringing your unique take on this subject! ❤🇬🇧👑

@mezi99360 2 месяца назад

omg I added this to my play queue because the topic was interesting and then I heard Eleanor start talking and realized who was hosting and I got even more excited, she and Kate Lister are my favorite hosts on your podcasts!

@williammitchell1074 2 месяца назад

Love Dr Janega soooo much!!!! More of her please!❤❤❤❤❤

@eriglaser 2 месяца назад

I've been doing an art series about mythological drowned women (I call it Weeping Water Women) and honestly if you think about how much fabric everyone was wearing and think about how labour intensive laundry was no wonder female water spirits haunt almost every body of water in the world . My only hope is that some of them actually went off to have a Lesbians Retreat To The Woods trope romance but sadly a bunch of them were probably just straight up people who drowned and got mythologized.

@dianabumblebottom4598 2 месяца назад

Lolololol thank you for this! You made me snort laugh!

@terrizumbahlen1457 2 месяца назад

You are SO witty. I'm entertained while I'm being educated. Well done doc! Well done.

@kaoskwien 2 месяца назад

loved every minute of it including every burn. great work

@susannjarvis5587 2 месяца назад

Absolutely loved this. And also learned about fashion in the Middle Ages. But the best part, of course, is Eleanor Janega's commentary and rankings. She brings "coolness" to any subject she discusses.

@michelleg7 2 месяца назад

No the chemise was underwear it certainly wasn't what you would wear on the street, lol. Those were the most important garment for medieval women of all social classes because it protected the outer garments from sweat and other bodly fluids. Those are the things that could be washed regularly vs outter dresses that usually required brushing and airing out. But women slept in them and worked in them, they were pretty vital.

@pep2651 2 месяца назад

A new level of attitude from Dr Janega and I’m absolutely loving it 😍

@jakobraahauge7299 5 дней назад

Anything with the magnificent Dr Janega simply makes your day better! Lots of love from Denmark 🤗

@ldh4937 2 месяца назад

Love how Dr Janega makes history so much fun - from a such wealth of knowledge

@anatavares2590 2 месяца назад

She's so entertaining and knowledgeable... love this mix

@heatherburke9583 2 месяца назад

wish you kept the visual up longer while she talks, and maybe more examples?

@bananamittens 2 месяца назад

I love Dr. Janega so much!

@lindawhittaker6866 2 месяца назад

Delightful. She makes it come alive with some wicked humor. I'm a classical archaeologist, would like to see her do the same for the ancient world.....

@TarahMatson-zz2hj 12 дней назад

I absolutely loved this!!!! I also have to agree with you about the shoes!!! Love them! I would be so happy if you did more of these videos; perhaps covering the early medieval period. Thank you so much for sharing your love of all things medieval with the rest of us. I, too am a lover of all things medieval. 😀

@timothy4664 2 месяца назад

Dr Janega. Well my next half hour is booked.

@AC-th4ci 2 месяца назад

This is how history should be!! I feel like I can talk the same way about clothes in the 1700s lol, it's nice to see someone else so passionate about history and having fun with it! I absolutely adore her.

@Rye_Toast 2 месяца назад

When I did medieval reenactment my favorite to wear was the sideless surcoat, it's crazy comfortable and you can put a lot of interesting detailwork into them. It was 100% show-off-your-figure-without-actually-showing-off-your-figure.

@betterthanblonde8317 2 месяца назад

Really enjoyed this! Thank you!

@gmary0525 Месяц назад

I only wish the pictures of the clothes were larger. Very fun episode! Kudos.

@missanne2908 2 месяца назад

I was given a steeple hennin by a fellow SCA member some years ago. It was a monster hat, almost one yard long, and coming to a point. It would have fallen off my head had not my friend attached a v-shaped piece of wire to the front of it (sometimes in period illustrations you can see a v shape something attached to a hennin that comes to a point on the forehead). The wire kept the hennin securely in place, but it put pressure on my forehead and would give me a headache after an hour or two. It probably would have hurt worse had the wire not been padded and wrapped in black velvet. Sideless surcotes are the best! They were also called the Gates of Hell since it allowed you to show off your curves, given that you were wearing a tight kirtle underneath. It also makes it easy to get to your purse, which would be attached to your belt; you didn't need to add fitchets to your surcote.

@carag2567 2 месяца назад

Dr. Janega is the funniest historian this side of the Norman Conquest.

@cindyphillips2551 2 месяца назад

Love this! Smart, sassy and funny. I've subscribed! Thanks, Dr. J!

@thoughtsofelizabeth Месяц назад

I tend to wander around in fantasy-style clothes as i go about my daily business...one set being a gown with a 14th century "bars of hell" sideless surcoat on top of a T-tunic style gown. I can confirm, as someone who regularly wanders around in this stuff, they are quite comfy and yes, i do get compliments on it! Comfy, practical and stylish!

@jeffreyshreve1277 2 месяца назад

I really do love this channel, not only do I learn things that I didn't know but this I thought were correct have been proven wrong which I love. I also have to admit that Dr. Janega has such a beautiful and infectious smile. I await her next program with anticipation.

@abbeyplankinton4481 2 месяца назад

Why did you call the kirtle a chemise? Isn’t the chemise the white undergarment worn underneath the blue dress pictured? Or do they does the kirtle have other names; I know the chemise can also be called a shift or chainse or smock.

@michelleguess3358 2 месяца назад

The Henning reminds me of the horse feed bucket hat from I Love Lucy in Paris!

@oliviasieve3759 2 месяца назад

Dr. Janega rules! She’s hilarious and always makes things entertaining. I literally laughed out loud during this video. Thanks for being awesome Dr. Janega!

@laurashannon1177 2 месяца назад

This video was both informative and hilarious! I absolutely love Dr. Eleanor Janega's fun and irreverent take on history.❤😂

@UKfeath 2 месяца назад

i've always wanted false sleeves to come back. with ties. we do have cut out shoulders, which is probably the modern equivalent, but there is just something special about false sleeves. and the fact you can layer them, so it looks like you got really fancy dress.

@taminelson2729 2 месяца назад

As a medieval reenactor who's worn several of these, I feel the need to comment. Tunic - best practical and most comfortable. Easy to do any work in. Can be dressed up with embroidery and trim but not the most stylish. Surcoat - Love my surcoate. Fancy, comfortable, warm. Good for light work but nothing too difficult. They can be heavy and they can make navigating in small spaces hard. Cotehardie - I'm too self conscious to wear this form fitting dress, but friends like them and find them stylish and comfortable. But the pattern with buttons or grommets is difficult to make. Chemise - I love my linen chemise underdress and I would wear it full time if I could. Comfortable, warm, practical. But I don't know anyone who wears them aside from as an undergarment. Kilt - bulky but comfortable. Not too tough for working in, just bulky.

@abbeyplankinton4481 2 месяца назад

It seems like she doesn’t know what a chemise is case she was definitely talking about a short sleeved kirtle

@SunriseSunsetK 2 месяца назад

LOVED this! Loved her!! Bring her back please!

@susanboon4605 2 месяца назад

Loved it! Thanks - I do watch everything you're in. History (essential to genealogy, my passion) brought to life! Perhaps you can feature something combining the two. I've traced back to the 1500s on my English lines - the fact that my ancestors were literate in that time period (at least able to sign documents) indicates what about their status in society?

@linpollitt8950 2 месяца назад

I'm an amateur genealogist and I've potentially traced my ancestors back to the early 1500s, although I'm still confirming some of it. I frequently look at historical fashion and imagine my ancestors dressed that way. It brings them to life as real people. My favourite era is late 18th century to Regency. How the styles changed during the French Revolution. I would choose Regency for comfort and practicality and because the men were hot...breeches and Hessian boots? Don't mind if I do 😂

@revsarey 2 месяца назад

I am quite literally making a medieval chemise (er, using my sewing machine) from linen, as I watched this. Thank you!

@charlesb7019 2 месяца назад

Great show - love this host! However, this whole episode I was worried that she was going to have a fashion disaster in the left side chest area…. 😳

@dann5268 2 месяца назад

So yes ! I think her outfit is ironic on purpose!

@user-cn6uz5fc8b 2 месяца назад

A tabard is a medieval sandwich board to advertise your employer, but made of fabric.

@Crustdaddii 2 месяца назад

If anyone wants more of Dr. Janega…”We’re not so different” podcast is amazing!

@timganotis7875 2 месяца назад

So sassy and snarky! Really makes history fun. Dr. Janega is awesome. More of her please!

@blueren6649 Месяц назад

I can't say I've ever had a real interest in fashion, but as a bit of a history dork I gave this one a go and was very pleasantly surprised. Big fan of Eleanor for a while now. She definitely knows her stuff and, more importantly, she always keeps things genuinely entertaining. If more historians could just adopt her approach, I reckon more folks would realise history is not only essential, it's also completely mental. People do the funniest, scariest, noblest, stupidest, horniest, bravest, and the most straight-up absurd shit. And history is how we make sure to never forget that the human race is, on a fundamental level, objectively insane. But, (much like with some of the "styles" covered in this video) hopefully we can continue to learn from our many, MANY, past mistakes.