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Costume Gallery

Court Garb

13th Century woman
1490 Italian gown
1490 Italian II
1525 German gown
Christina of Denmark
1548 Tudor gown
1585 Elizabethan
1638 English Cav.
15C Houppelande
15C Italian Doublet
15C "Watchcoat"
1585 Cavalier
1595 Caravaggio

Middle Class

13thC Woman
1560s Flemish
1580s English

15thC Watchman
1567 Breugel
1580s Elizabethan

Costume Gallery

15th C Soldier's Watchcoat and hood.

photo: Miles wearing his blue watch coat with red hood.

The watchcoat was the 15th Century soldier's answer to the houppelande. It still required a full circle of fabric (at least this one did). It had loose sleeves to be worn over the more fitted doublet, and buttoned up the front with paired buttons. It was very warm, intended to be worn by a soldier left on the watch in the night air.

Photo: Miles wearing just the watchcoat.

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A note about ordering Couture Garments

The outfits on these pages are examples of those made for past clients as well as for the makers at Cote & Cutler themselves.

We are happy to quote for simlar outfits in your own choice of colours, in whole, or in part, or to show you other designs from our extensive library.

Please don't be afraid to ask for a component of an outfit you like if you already have or want to make your own underpinnings or other items! It can often save you money, and while we like to receive your money, we also understand the restrictions of budget :)

 

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Annual Events

We attend as many regular Medieval Fayres and Tourneys as we can get to. To find out more about them, try the following links:

Rowany Festival
Sydney Medieval Fayre

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Important Modern Ethos for the Re-enactors' Game.

No Sweat campaign poster.

All of C&C's designs are made in Australia without the use of sweatshop labour. While this often results in a higher price tag, we prefer to offer quality assurance on our products without harming others to get it to you.

If you'd like to know more about the importance of eradicating the sweat-shop trade, please click on the picture above.

 

 

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