Larp Couture

“Your underwear will still consist of a linen shirt and braies, but now the braies will be cut short and tight, not unlike modern underpants, with a fastening cord at the top. Over your braies you will wear colored hose (leggings) of the finest wool, like modern tights. These are normally attached to the fastening cord of the braies-a bit like a modern woman’s garter belt…. Should you button up your newly tailored doublet only to find that close-fitting tailoring cruelly reveals a fat belly, do not forget that men also wear corsets at this time. While the traditional image of knights in armor is accurate and widely accepted, the equally representative image of knights wearing corsets and garter belts is perhaps less well known.” - from Chapter 5: What to Wear, of The Time Traveler’s Guide to Medieval England: A Handbook for Visitors to the Fourteenth Century by Ian Mortimer

This is absolutely not another attempt to get cute people to perform male hotness for me at larps. Honestly!

If you’d like a period image of the chausses + braies combination, click here. If you’d like to see attractive modern men in corsets, click here and swoon!

Men’s Linen Braies by Underwares. 100% linen. White. Ships worldwide. $25 USD

14th Century Braies via Revival Clothing. 100% linen. White. Ships worldwide via USPS Airmail. $47 USD

Chausses, Linen, Pair via Historic Enterprises. 100% linen. Available in many sizes and colors. Ships worldwide via USPS. $45 USD.

Linen Medieval Chausses via Revival Clothing. 100% linen. Available in many sizes and colors. Ships worldwide via USPS Airmail. $57 USD

Shown above: Chausses et Braies XII-XIV via Le Comptoir du Château. 100% linen. Available in many colors; sizing is tailored. Ships worldwide via le Petite Paquet International. 109,00 € (EUR)