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

[azurelunatic]

One of the very good furs for the ruff around the hood (don't know the appropriate terms for your setting) is wolf, if you need to specify. It's very good at shedding moisture. The cuffs might have a different fur because it doesn't need to contend with nearby exhalations.

(Source: my mother's research when making winter clothes for my sister and me; she took inspiration from Alaskan indigenous clothing technology, because she figured they were the experts on surviving/thriving through the local winters.)

I'm pretty sure that wolves were still common in Russia at that time.