Medieval Russian fashion

[lilian567321]

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.

Comments

[full_metal_ox]

…my setting would have a military composed of primarily aristocrats…

Those would be the officers, since I’m hazarding a guess that you’re envisioning dashing fancy uniforms; where do the rank and file come from? If you conscript commoners on a war-by-war basis, you need to wait until harvest season is over. If you have the food surplus to maintain a standing army, where do they come from? Is there a draft? Volunteers? Domestic or foreign mercenaries (which can be risky?)

(You cited Fantasy Russia as the source of your character’s outerwear; what kind of culture(s) and terrain(s) will he be living and adventuring in?)