Houppelandes: History & Construction

The houppelande was a voluminous and showy high status garment worn during parts of the 14th and 15th centuries in some form throughout most of Europe and England. I will discuss the history and development of the garment, and also explain my theory on how it was constructed and how you can make a houppelande of your own.

Mistress Isolde de la Vielle-a-Roue, OL OP

Please note: this class is 1.5 hours in length.

Presentation

Mistress Isolde been in the SCA for over 30 years, always with a focus on clothing and costuming. She ran the Kingdom Costumers’ Guild contests for over 15 years. She has done extensive research on houppelandes, and most recently made the houppelandes that TRMs Morgan and Livia wore at their step down last Twelfth Night.

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