They should see the clothes people wore in the Middle Ages.

Patterns of floral or geometric shapes popular.

Liked clothes that were half one color and half another.

Might have one green leg and one red leg.

People often wore heavy belts decorated with metal and

jewels.

Edges of clothing into shapes called dagges.

Sleeves with streamers that were two or three feet long.

Shoes had long toes that were padded to retain their shape.

Tights of velvet or silk.

When clothes were edged and lined in fur.

Layers were very common in medieval clothing.

Was a way of displaying wealth.

The more clothes a person could afford to wear, the

wealthier that person was.

Might wear a short-sleeved tunic over a long-sleeved

tunic, with a sleeveless mantle over all.

The usual head covering for men a hood with an

attached shoulder cape and a long, extended point, like a

tail.

Women wore neckcloth pinned to their braids, hiding their hair.

On top of the head, would wear a veil, a linen crown, or a small round hat.

In the later Middle Ages, women wore jeweled metal nets over their coiled braids.

Current fashions a little boring in comparison.