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little_details2024-12-31 10:49 pm
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Medieval Russian fashion
Hello,
I'm writing a fantasy book set in medieval times, around the 14th century. One of the characters has a thick, winter coat from what would roughly be Russia. It's a coat with a woolen exterior, it's lined with cotton quilted fabric and has fur linings on the edges of the coat and on the hood of the coat.
My question is how realistic would this coat be in around 14th century Russia and why or why not, provided we say real-world Russia is the exact same as the one in my fantasy world, i.e. same climate, landscape, surrounding countries and political relations etc.
Thank you in advance,
Lillian K.
I'm writing a fantasy book set in medieval times, around the 14th century. One of the characters has a thick, winter coat from what would roughly be Russia. It's a coat with a woolen exterior, it's lined with cotton quilted fabric and has fur linings on the edges of the coat and on the hood of the coat.
My question is how realistic would this coat be in around 14th century Russia and why or why not, provided we say real-world Russia is the exact same as the one in my fantasy world, i.e. same climate, landscape, surrounding countries and political relations etc.
Thank you in advance,
Lillian K.
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If I'm remembering correctly, the evolution of coats more or less corresponds with the evolution of firearms? Historical paintings would be to your advantage here, despite the subjects usually being aristocracy - unfortunately there doesn't seem to be a lot of that from Russia, but Balkan clothing has a significant amount of overlap among the different ethnicities in that era. One thing that would stand out, and help others recognize where your character(s) are from, would be embroidery on the coat/cloak. Usually at the bottom corners or around the edges, but sometimes also on any hoods (which may be their own garment, if it's not a character wearing a scarf, instead).