How did people dress in the european middle ages? What kind of clothes did they use? What kind of materials did they use? What were the differences in dress among social classes?

by Ivagolas

Hello there!

I just found this awesome forum about history and I really need help with a lot of details I don't know about the middle ages. I'm writting a novel set in these ages but I'm not an historian so i have a lot of questions about how life was by that time. In this case I'm interested in how they looked like, how they dressed. I'm from Colombia so my concept of seasons is not very accurate so I also would like to know how it changed throught the year, what kind of materials they used, the differences among social classes and any other details you could provide that can be helpfull to my investigation will be very appreciate.

Thank you very much for your help!

mimicofmodes

This is actually a more complex question than you may realize, as clothing styles and materials varied across Europe and throughout the Middle Ages. You may be interested in the answers I have written on clothing in various times/places within the European Middle Ages.