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==Generic WomenMen's Fashion AD 793-1215==Generic kit for women Men’s generic clothing consists of a dress tunic and waist tie. Other optional items include trousers (or hose and braies), shoes, a head covering. An cloak, an under shiftshirt, mantle leg bindings and shoes may also be worna leather buckled belt. This does not apply to mailed warriors in combat. A cloak may be substituted if a mantle is not available and for early tunic or very late period events. Leg wear, if worn, shirt must follow the same rulings as for men, but should not normally be seenworn at all times during a display.
===Head Coverings===
Christian doctrine dominates women’s fashion throughout Regia’s period of interest, never more so than with regards to the instruction by St Paul for women to cover their hair. Although women adopted a number of ways of achieving this between the 9th to 13th centuries, three methods remained fairly consistent throughout: the long scarf type veil, the hood like wimple and the simple tied head scarf for working in. Head coverings are usually white and made from plain linen or light-weight wool.
===DressTunic===A simple style of dress This should generally be T-shaped, with sleeves that taper to the wrist and a body that flares out from the hips. Tunics can be made from wool (Encouraged) or linen (Optional). It should be reasonably close-fitting around the neck, and if a “keyhole” neckline is worn throughoutchosen, coming the slit should be made only large enough to allow the ankle and head to pass through; it may be closed with ties. It is recommended that the wristneck be edged with a bias style strip or reinforced with stitching. The cuff of sleeves must reach at least to the dress can wrist, and should be either long enough to cover the hand, provided that they are normally worn tight pushed back to the wrist . Tunics should be worn rucked up over a belt or else loose, showing tie. When worn like this the cuff of tunic must come to at least just above the shift underneathknee, although it may be worn higher under certain circumstances. Neck-holes are either round or oval, and can have Tunics substantially longer than knee length must normally be pulled through a keyhole openingbelt to raise the hem to knee level. DecorationTriangular pieces (called “gores”) are inserted into the skirt of the garment, in to increase the form amount of facings, embroidery or tablet weaveflare. These can be inserted at the side seams, and at the front and back. Facings (sometimes called “Trims”) should be avoided for generic kit. '''AO Special Mention'''No rolled up sleevesClothing from our period is generally only applied usually shown with tight sleeves. As such they would have found it impossible to roll their sleeves up their arms. If you do this then your sleeves are too loose and you would do well to the cuffstighten them. Dresses ===Under Shirt===Under Shirts are usually made from wool but natural or bleached linen. The under shirt should be hidden, and not be seen at the cuffs or hem. In general it should follow the pattern of the tunic although they can also be from side split or front split (after 1041AD). The under shirt may only be worn on its own only if physical work is being performed. '''AO Special Mention'''<br>More plain linen shirts and shifts. A natural or bleached linenis encouraged for shirts and shifts. As undergarments they would have been washed more frequently and also been worn less visibly. As such, it is considered unlikely that people would have bothered dyeing them as any dye would have washed out over time.
===Belts, waist ties and sashes===
