I hope this will help with your reenactments and fanart. :)
- Anglo-Saxon (600 – 1154): Simple Veils, Head-tires, Combs, and Pin
- Norman (1066-1154): Couvre-chef, hair uncovered, and extreme length
- Plantagenet (1154-1399): Wimple, Barbette, Fillet and Crespine
- Plantagenet (14th century): Horizontal Braiding, Gorget
- Plantagenet Crespine ( 1364-Late 14th century)
- Lancaster (1430-1460): Heart-shaped and Turban Headdresses
- York (1460-1485): Butterfly and Hennin
More info and styles at the source.
First things first. For those of you who swear by the pink dress, yes, there’s a version for you as well:
…Aaaaand moving on. So Prince Philip does specifically and emphatically say “this is the 14th century!” at some point during the film, but Philip’s an idiot (a handsome, handsome idiot) and I, never afraid to ignore source material, ignored him.
Oddly enough Philip’s clothing is a better point of reference than Aurora’s (since the hourglass, off-the-shoulder cut of her dress is straight out of the 1950’s), and there are far more examples of his get-up from the 1460’s onward than in the 14th century. I went with my gut and ended up with something around 1485- a little later than one might expect, but it’s such a (beautifully) stylized film that all bets are off.
EDIT: OH ALSO HER EYES ARE OPEN. Â WHOA.
This whole series is awesome. Click through to her DA and check out the rest of the princesses!
[Image: An illustration of a female warrior in leather armor in a tavern, backlight by a fireplace. There are streaks of soot on her face, and she holds a hammer in one hand while brandishing a knife at the viewer.]
“You wanna come into MY forge and get all up in MY face?”
by Jason Chan for Bioware.
I haven’t played Dragon Age. I’m sure it’s awesome, I just suck at roleplaying games that aren’t of the shaking-a-handful-of-dice variety.
[Image: A woman with old-timey leather and metal boxing gloves resting on a stool with a bucket on the floor next to her, which looks like it was used to mop up her bloody nose. ]
Here’s an old-timey fantasticalish boxing champ by Richard Lyons.
Fully owning up to being outside the purview of “reasonable armor” but I find it a compelling and powerful portrait.
