Soft Kit Overview

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I often see people neglect their soft kit when getting into re-enactment. The reality is that soft kit is a much better starting point for a re-enactor and is much easier to get into than a fancy armor. You spend far more of your time in 'regular' clothes than you do armor, and the clothing of the Middle Ages is every bit as interesting as the shiny bits. It's a bit absurd to own a high-end armor to do an impression of a member of the chivalric class and then dress like a peasant, throw an oversized linen tunic over yourself, slap on a ring-belt and call it good.
If people find this information useful I will make more detailed videos on aspects of the soft kit. I'm not nearly as knowledgeable about clothing as I am armor, and I'm no expert in either, but I know enough about clothing to get by. I can help with basic stitches, construction, simple leatherwork etc if people are interested.
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@thiagodunadan 8 лет назад

Please make more videos on normal medieval clothes. This was awesome.

@hawardxmendez4246 7 лет назад

Yes it is! Hope he does more with more combinations!

@Mythicalmage 8 лет назад

I definitely would be interested in more about cloaks and capes and the like.

@arandomfox999 5 лет назад

I second this.

@lukycharms9970 2 года назад

I’m uhhhh.... a few years late but I third that haha

@falconJB 7 лет назад

Next time I grumble about the silliness of modern fashion I will remember that at one point in time to dress up fancy people put their hoods on upside down.

@shadiversity 8 лет назад

Well I'm kicking myself for not having watched this video sooner. It's been on my radar for weeks but I've just been so busy that I hadn't gotten to it until now. I can't thank you enough for the shout-out my friend, you're truly a very generous medieval gentleman. But completely separate from the shout-out, this video is amazing! General medieval clothing is something I really want to learn more about. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge in this area. There was such refinement and sophistication in medieval dress that's totally neglected in so many movies and tv shows these days. We need videos like this. Would I be right in thinking that your gown is a man's bliaut? It certainly seems to at least be of the same family, so to speak. Thanks again mate, you're a legend!

@KnyghtErrant 8 лет назад

+I am Shad You give me too much credit Shad! You're very welcome for the shout-out, it's the least I can do. As far as the gown goes, and I'm not a historical clothing expert, but I would be more comfortable saying it belongs more to the 'houppelande' family of garments then it does to earlier bliaut style garments as I understand them (which isn't saying much :) ). But yes, hopefully I can get the point across in some future videos that Medieval dress was not all brown leather biker gang attire and covered in dirt, ha.

@fbiagent9666 3 года назад

My boy has grown

@ofailia650 8 лет назад

that cloak looks so comfortable and cool at the same time, can we please bring back wearing these?

@Ubeer85 8 лет назад

+ProDreamer That was exactly my thought to LOL. I want one.

@DoktorWeasel 8 лет назад

+ProDreamer I remember seeing something about Antonio Banderas starting up a clothing line where he's trying to bring capes back into style. Maybe he'll work on cloaks too. www.torontosun.com/2015/09/09/antonio-banderas-planning-zorro-inspired-cape-line

@brumalogresteer4124 7 лет назад

I will bring it back.

@elgostine 7 лет назад

well put simply we have a much better alternative to the cloak, it's the heavy coat, in byzantium and also early medieval russia so 900's, the cloak actually died out as a fashion item, both in the empire and in the kievan rus coats of various styles took over, in russia it was more of a kaftan in byzantium it had another style to it

@amanladder 2 года назад

i think that so(cloak superiority)

@ZainxIqbal 2 года назад

Watching this in 2022 and I expected some dead RU-vidr for that shoutout at the beginning... but he mentions SHAD! It's so awesome seeing this shoutout years later considering Shad's channel is probably the biggest one in the Medieval RU-vid scene, now. You can proudly say you knew Shad before he was cool lol.

@Blues_Light 8 лет назад

Fashion needs to go back in this direction...you seriously looked so cool in this.

@hawardxmendez4246 7 лет назад

HEY if I ever get my hands on some materials, I'll take some youtube vids on sewing and I *will* make that sweet red doublet- it looked awesome!

@MrFredstt 6 лет назад

For real. That red shirt is beautiful

@chickensandwich8808 6 лет назад

So the funny thing about this is the Textile portion is still VERY relevant to modern day. Wool is still one of if not the best fabric to make fine garments out of because of its hydro bi-polar properties. A lot of woolen fibers are spun in a manner that align the hydrophilic/hydrophobic ends together to get the best waterproofing while also being able to wick away moisture from the body. This is actually why Sheep and wool producing animals don't overheat because of how well this fiber is at regulating body temperature. Of course not all wools are made the same and while something might be higher grade or softer, it doesn't mean the care was taken to align all the proper ends together as well as a slew of other properties. Anywho, I know this wasn't quite what the comment was about xD but, I mentioned in another vid how the modern mens' suit is literally an echo to the original Arming jackets. Its honestly very interesting to see how the shape and forms have evolved through the centuries to what they are now.

@CountArtha 6 лет назад

Maybe so, but pockets are better. :P

@petergosden2390 7 лет назад

I well remember many years ago at school, studying Shakespeare's Henry IV when Falstaff boasts and exaggerates his sword fight with imaginary robbers having nicked his sword to demonstrate his bravery. He exclaimed that he broke their points, meaning the points of their swords. I think it was Prince Hal that retorted, and their hose fell down! My tutor explained the other meaning of 'points'. It has remained in my memory to this day. Peter.

@01ZombieMoses10 7 лет назад

That cloak is simply epic. It looks good, it's practical and good lord, wool is truly a lost art.

@elijahtalmud8281 8 лет назад

Hey Ian, I think a really good followup for this could be hygenic standards and styles of hair in the middle ages and reniassance. You always see grimy peasants and clean shaven nobility in the movies, yet beards seem to have been all the rage for pretty much ever. Additionally the hero of the film (LOTR, Kingdom of Heaven, etc) always has wavy shoulder length locks. It's just all over the place.

@logical-functionsmodel9364 8 лет назад

+Elijah Talmud You sea, those heroes just want wash away troubles

@Billman66 5 лет назад

Good call. Were beards and mustaches commonly seen and if so, for what elements of society?

@Ciiran 8 лет назад

It would be great to hear about regional differences in Europe. Scandinavian/German/English(French/Italian/Spanish and so on.

@macmurfy2jka 8 лет назад

More more more more more! More soft kit stuff would be nice.

@MaverickCulp 8 лет назад

This was awesome to see, but I do have an inquiry: you've talked all about what the, as you said, 1% wore in battle, but I'm curious about the "simpleton's" kit of the 14th and 15th centuries.

@scootch4224 5 лет назад

By "simpleton's" do you just mean common soldiery?

@hedgetwentyfour2708 8 лет назад

Do all those things please. Also, I'm wondering if there were other fabrics in medieval Europe other than wool, linnen and leather.

@TheManWithMyName 8 лет назад

+Hedge Twentyfour Cotton and silk were available through trade routes to the east, though expensive. I believe asbestos examples of mantles also exist. That said wool and linen were available in a wide variety of grades to suit different purposes.

@KnyghtErrant 8 лет назад

+Hedge Twentyfour Yes, lots of variety. I will talk about this more in future videos. The gown I'm wearing toward the end is an example of silk. It's a reproduction of an original late 14th century silk textile from Gdansk.

@MarekDohojda 8 лет назад

This was awesome! I've read about what people wore, I seen artwork, but to actually see it properly done and presented is a real treat. Thanks! One question how comfortable are Patten to wear?

@RobertFisher1969 8 лет назад

More on soft kit please!

@MisdirectedSasha 8 лет назад

I'm really impressed by the doublet and cloak, which look awesome together. I'm really curious as to how you made them. You've also sparked quite the internal debate on whether to take the risk of trying to make an outfit like that, or give up and buy one.

@MReiska 5 лет назад

SHOW US EVERYTHING! Nothing is more educational then repeating everything over few times :)

@LARPBeard 8 лет назад

a soft kit run down would keep you occupied for a few weeks :) I'de love to see more of that pouch as well, even if you don't do a whole run-down.

@CadeRewblex 8 лет назад

I personally think this kind of clothing should come back into style

@WindmillStalker 8 лет назад

There's certainly a good case to be made for cloaks to come back, especially in colder and wetter climates.

@aenorist2431 8 лет назад

Its amazingly compfortable to wear too. Way nicer than modern stuff.

@victoriaevelyn3953 8 лет назад

certainly looks alot better than what iv seen people ware nowadays

@adorabell4253 8 лет назад

I am sitting here waiting for the codpiece to make a comeback.

@aenorist2431 8 лет назад

Look at the really, really compensatory codpieces of the Landskecht-Style. That would be hilarious :D

@defaultytuser 2 года назад

It's funny revisiting this video in which you humbly mention Shad as an underrated channel, haha!

@elend9077 2 года назад

this is awesome! I'd love to learn to make a doublet and hosen

@willek1335 8 лет назад

Perhaps a video on how they combined armour and clothing styles as a way to bridge the video types, for example baggy sleeves with armour as you partially showed. Cool video by the way.

@TheRadioactiveFX 8 лет назад

More videos on this! Especially the shoes, hosen and doublet.

@lancerd4934 8 лет назад

This was absolutely fantastic, thank you. My interest mainly lies in 15th and 16th century armour, but there is so little detailed information available about medieval clothing and fashions that I found this totally fascinating. More please.

@elenna_alexia 7 лет назад

Shad's shoutout in one of his videos is actually what brought me to your channel. Been watching a lot of your videos the last few days, love the content. Unfortunately I'll soon run out of content to watch on your channel at this rate. That tends to happen with high quality content, it can be watched so much faster than it can be made.

@KnyghtErrant 7 лет назад

Thanks! "That tends to happen with high quality content, it can be watched so much faster than it can be made." - ain't that the truth! :)

@7643764 7 лет назад

Really cool. You can actually see that it looked good and not goofy. When we talk about the colorful stuff they wore we tend to think it looked like a carnival but it actually looks good ;)

@akumabito2008 8 лет назад

Please do more soft kit vids! This is really interesting. The clothes look really cool and colorful - much better than the standard earth-tone nonsense that is shown in every historical movie and tv show.

@NoahWeisbrod 8 лет назад

I'd definitely be interested in more clothing videos.

@aenorist2431 8 лет назад

In addition, i love how the chaperone (one of the silliest pieces of clothing imaginable) and that gown with it, don´t look silly at all on you. Its all in the way you bear yourself i guess :D

@TheOneWayDown 7 лет назад

Ae Norist Plus it wouldn't look silly back in the day.

@aenorist2431 7 лет назад

Well, it looked exactly the same as now. The silly or not silly are obviously social constructs, but even these are not absolute, which was my point.

@numinorian 8 лет назад

I for one would like to see more soft kit videos. Great work!

@Timbyte 8 лет назад

YES! YES! YES! MORE PLS!

@ivanloborec914 8 лет назад

we fighters really do need more of this, because as you said before we focus to much on the armour and weapons and not enough on the civilian chlotes. And sometimes it is hard to find good designs and patterns for simple everyday clothes. I personaly go with the ideas and what i saw to a seamstress and then try to help her make something that looks as close to what it should and make certain it is functional for me. Hovever I would like to try some patterns my self and am in constatn search for something better in both historical and functional sense. So, good work and keep going!!!

@coenraadsnyman5229 4 года назад

I'm watching this in 2020 and Shad is literally the person who introduced me to the medieval enthusiast world

@nathanhunt9105 8 лет назад

All of your period videos are great. I love your content. Anything of the sort I will watch or have watched. Please keep it coming, whatever it is!

@KnyghtErrant 8 лет назад

Thank you very much!

@Tymdek 7 лет назад

Same here, really love your content. I have one question: Do you plan to make more videos about soft kit (for example how to make turnshoes, like you said in the video)? If you do, I'd be really happy. Greetings from Germany :)

@KnyghtErrant 7 лет назад

Tymdek I want to. The truth is when I started to make videos about clothing most people were just interested in copying my patterns or asking me 'where to buy stuff' which isn't really why I do the videos in the first place, so it kind of turned me off to making more. I don't want to be responsible for creating re-enactorisms. I don't have the breadth of knowledge in clothing as I do with armor, so it's hard for me to avoid doing just that (creating re-enactorisms), so I'm trying to figure out a better way to approach them.

@Tymdek 7 лет назад

Knyght Errant Yeah, that is indeed a problem. Maybe you could talk about clothes just like you talked about armour. You know, similar to your video about the "Bocksten Man" style cloak. So you could choose a piece of clothing (like for example any type of headgear) and show some sources and put it into historical context (like who wore that kind of headgear, when was it worn etc.). And then you could just show your particular piece of clothing. Maybe even variations, to make people see what is possible and maybe start to create their own, personal clothing rather than just copying stuff from you or other people. Anyway, I can't wait to see what you come up with. :D

@matthewthomson6466 6 лет назад

I’ve really enjoyed how you and shad are showing each other so much love in each other’s videos. I’d ask for a crossover, but Shad lives in that hellishly hot island that’s far away from everything. Sooooo, not likely.

@Wanderer_of_the_Steppes 5 лет назад

I'm wanting to build an education level accuracy Battle of Crecy impression with soft and hard kit. Please make more videos about clothing!

@albinotatertot 8 лет назад

Please make a turn shoe introduction and tutorial! Including different styles and things, that would be amazing!!!

@andrewg6526 8 лет назад

I would love to see more videos like this! Possibly even covering regional variations, like a western continental european vs eastern continental european comparison.

@garrettrice5770 7 лет назад

I found this video very interesting. The clothes people generally wore during the period gives a better insight on the time and the people of the time in my opinion.

@adamantineshining 8 лет назад

Would love more videos about basically everything, especially braies and hosen!

@garygarcia5019 8 лет назад

I would appreciate more information on the Cloaks and Capes, and the finer clothing such as the gown you talked about. Thank you for the great videos!

@bakunincervantes4372 6 лет назад

Awesome thanks for showing the footwear. I would love to see more on how you made the shoes and other pieces for the top body yourself. Nice work!

@philpfau8549 7 лет назад

Please do more soft kit videos!

@grantbaril8487 8 лет назад

I definitely enjoy this and I enjoy how thorough you are in your videos.

@inthewasteland 5 лет назад

Very interesting! Absolutely under appreciated aspect of the time. More plz!!!

@Valkanna.Nublet 8 лет назад

Very interesting. It's nice to hear more about how people looked on a normal day.

@louirudy670 8 лет назад

"context is everything" Matt,is it you?

@KnyghtErrant 8 лет назад

+Louis Rudy Well, he's right you know... ;)

@lisahyatt5673 6 лет назад

Amazing to see! Thanks for sharing. I am always arguing with people about knights dressing drably. As you say, money for a good harness meant money for good clothing too!

@sirrabbitthered8496 7 лет назад

I would love to learn how to do it all

@nebmia3320 8 лет назад

I for one would definitely be interested to know more about the pattern/construction of that cloak

@chickensandwich8808 6 лет назад

Ah yes the importance of textiles. Not only is this important for re-enactment, but also for modern day as well. I know you consider yourself a novice, but the pieces you have crafted are done so with care and the seams are well pressed and finished. Kudos to you. I shall be tackling the arming jacket as well as the pourpont soon. More for HEMA practice than re-enactment, but all the gear I have seen that deals with safety has fallen somewhat short of impressive for a martial art that is becoming more popular. As always Ian thanks for the vids!

@robertusaugustus2003 7 лет назад

Do a video on puffed and slashed Landsknecht clothing!

@MrFredstt 6 лет назад

That shirt is amazing

@dairakaimenepada5336 5 лет назад

Very interesting. Thank you for this.

@robertusaugustus2003 7 лет назад

Do a video on mid-late 15th century men's clothing!

@arpioisme 8 лет назад

please do more vids like this. i would like to try to make my own historical clothing. would you make some tutorial about pattern drafting, measuring, method of sewing, quilting, etc. i am particularly interested in medieval styled sleeves that have gussets and elbow hinges, but i barely able to work it out...

@jaewilliss5407 8 лет назад

Yes, I'd love to learn more. I'm particularly interested in the patons(sp?)and different styles of those.

@KnyghtErrant 8 лет назад

+John Williss Pattens :) But yes I will cover those in greater detail in the future!

@GlenfinnanForge 8 лет назад

Very interesting. Please carry on. This subject seems to get ignored quite often.

@alexadamson9959 2 года назад

Wow. It’s interesting to see just how far shad has come. Especially the old logo.

@Davlavi 8 лет назад

nice to see this type of video

@TOPGUNBLITZ 8 лет назад

Is it possible to do a video focusing on Medieval attitude, ways of communicating and the way people were perceived ? A point I would like to add; I do Medieval pharmacist impression in Malta and I think it would also be ideal to add the different forms of clothing used according to profession (especially the medical area which is sometimes left out) :) Thumbs up ! Thanks Kurt.

@mouthforwar17 7 лет назад

I wish there was a video like this for a 14th or 15th century Gaelic lord. I currently have a kit for a 14th century Gaelic mercenary but I do not have the armor for someone of higher status. The clothes for this persona are the hardest part since there's such a lack of resources for clothes at this time in Gaelic Scotland.

@SharkByteOfficial 7 лет назад

Looking very... gentlemanly

@tommaso-li1jc 6 лет назад

Please do make more soft kit videos

@A_Moustached_Sock 4 года назад

Its funny in retrospect of you shouting out Shads channel saying it deserved more views and now has over 1 million subs

@KnyghtErrant 3 года назад

Times change!

@Dominator046 8 лет назад

So much thanks for the information! I would love to see more! As a writer, just being introduced to the braes was a great point of the video. So much more I'd like to see!

@Foksuh 8 лет назад

I greatly enjoyed the BBC series Wolf Hall but I'd like to hear your opinion on it, regarding the historical aspects, in case you've seen the series. It's set in the 1500's so reneissance era but the show features a lot of great clothing, music etc.

@asaholcombe1850 8 лет назад

more content on clothing please!!!!!!!!!!

@nikolaushofbauer5118 8 лет назад

Oh, yes! Give us more of these! :-)

@DonatoVicenti 8 лет назад

this was so interesting 0.0 please make new video about clothing!

@flamingooaisis 8 лет назад

excellent, very interesting. I agree, having attended numerous re enacting events, you rarely see full on civilian clothes for the gentry.

@mitutoyo34 6 лет назад

I wish my Chanel was viewed as much as yours but then again I know you have more quality Everything.I admit. keep making awesome videos.

@crayonoir 8 лет назад

MORE INFO ON EVERYTHING!!! thanks :P

@Wingwalker716 8 лет назад

Thank you, Ian. All of the items you showed in the video seem very well made and more in-depth videos would be appreciated. there are a significant number of us out here who possess the skills and creativity to make most of the garb etc. we need, buy lack the knowledge of historical accuracy to weed out the good from the fantasy.

@romulus310 8 лет назад

Great video, and more detailed content would be really cool!

@jamesbruce1975 8 лет назад

Please do all the videos you can think of :) and I have to say that doublet looks a damn sight more comfortable than a contemporary suit. How does it wear/feel/manoeuvrability?

@KnyghtErrant 8 лет назад

+James Bruce I think it feels great. They key is in getting a good fit. Like a modern suit, a well tailored fit can make all the difference. Tight doesn't mean restrictive if it fits you well.

@edi9892 8 лет назад

Any thoughts on the fancy gowns/tunics found in Witcher 3? I loved them. Anyway I find it sad that today we got only a very limited number of shapes and patterns of clothes that are produced and socially acceptable.

@LanceAtlas 8 лет назад

Sir, EVERYthing you ask if we would find it interesting, not just the "how to make ____" but also when you say when talking about braies and hosen, I would like to see videos on. The more the better I say. I am a budding reenactor, and I want to stick to the historical so the more how to make videos and other videos are interesting to me.

@flyboymike111357 8 лет назад

You know if you wanted to portray a Scottish or Irish man-at-arms (which they had in England and France during the medieval period) you'd get away with wearing the style of trousers that existed at the time.

@jeromepeters9842 8 лет назад

great video!

@DuncanMcBride 8 лет назад

this is fantastic, and I look forward to all the information you'll provide! I'm beginning to sew, and would be very interested in seeing the fabrication process for these garments. keep up the great work!

@Rasgonras 8 лет назад

That was great! Me and my wife want to see more. I don't wanna know what that silk-brocate gown has cost you, though. That could cost as much as a whole set of armor, I believe.

@lordsllim8053 4 года назад

Hi Ian. So I'm wondering if you could look into a subject that I can't find information on, pehaps even a good topic for a video on? Ive always been perplexed on how a knight moved his equipment from A - B more so if he was on his own. Did they have packs that carried clothing in, gloves, hats, cloaks & underwear? Harness carriage when not worn? I can picture a retinue of men moving with carraiges but what about the individual? How did he overcome moving weapons and equipment around? Keep up the good work

@KnyghtErrant 4 года назад

I think the problem with the question is the assumption that a knight moved his equipment from point A to point B _on his own_ . If you were needing to move equipment, it just wasn't a single-man job, members of your household or retinue would come with you and equipment would be loaded into chests and put on carts etc.. A knight is essentially a crew-served weapon.

@lordsllim8053 4 года назад

@@KnyghtErrant ha ha yes if the knight moved from A to B on his own, I can only assume he did so in the lightist of orders. So if we do treat the knights movements in the manner you have stated, the logistics of an army must have been immense on the move. We look at Henry Vs army moving from Harfluer to Calais as only 8000 men. But the actual surply train must have been incredible even if they were just carrying armour for a thousand knights. I dread to think of the French armies. This would make a good topic do you think Ian?

@aenorist2431 8 лет назад

Moar clothing videos. These are amazing, both informative and instructional style is ighly appreciated and i love your way of presenting the balance you strike between the two. You got me to get the needle out again.

@asailijhijr 6 лет назад

Was there ever symbolism in the number of buttons on a doublet? I think I counted 20 on yours.

@EhAmes94 8 лет назад

I think it's time for some banter. Uh... Thy mother dresses thee comically! HaHA!

@Jake-om5dm 8 лет назад

Like everyone else please do these all

@Bova13 7 лет назад

Aaaaaamazing! Where did you find that blue brocade fabric?

@JafuetTheSame 8 лет назад

medieval strip show please

@quegames4786 8 лет назад

I've been waiting for something on clothing, please do more

@plaidpvcpipe3792 5 лет назад

And now, Shad is way bigger than Knyght Errant, and I learned about Ian from Shad!

@brotherandythesage 8 лет назад

Yes please go into more depth! (Also, how to you go to the toilette with all that on?)

@KnyghtErrant 8 лет назад

+brotherandythesage When you undo the belt in the casing of the braies (underwear) everything from the waist down can be slid down like normal pants and underwear. To pee, you can just lower the front of the braies.

@jonfrombuckland_3784 8 лет назад

Please teach me to make turn shoes.

@Eleathiel 8 лет назад

Yes, please, more soft kit videos! As interesting the armor sections are, the soft kit is much more directly useful to me. :D

@toonkerstens3007 8 лет назад

i like this, it shoud be fine if you make detailed videos

@thurdaragoorn7476 8 лет назад

I would love too see some videos regarding patter construction of these garments!

@Petrovic22 2 года назад

Watching in 2022. "Go check out Shad." Good advice.

@ktoth29 8 лет назад

digging the smurf hat

@klyanadkmorr 8 лет назад

Isn't SOFT KIT the 90 percent of what Society of Creative Anachronism does? Since I'm into Cosplay for fantasy sci fi conventions this is all familiar in wanting care for comfort and detail and quality to wear around. It looks good on you and great work. I so want to troll joke about fashion diva-ry of the times. Check out the GETTY stream on old tapestry, art and book illustrations, they do occasional request for joke commentary for the characters in the pictures. thegetty.tumblr.com/post/142025089468/this-is-historicalserial-episode-10-an-awkward