Soft Kit Overview

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8 жыл бұрын

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I often see people neglect their soft kit when getting into re-enactment. The reality is that soft kit is a much better starting point for a re-enactor and is much easier to get into than a fancy armor. You spend far more of your time in 'regular' clothes than you do armor, and the clothing of the Middle Ages is every bit as interesting as the shiny bits. It's a bit absurd to own a high-end armor to do an impression of a member of the chivalric class and then dress like a peasant, throw an oversized linen tunic over yourself, slap on a ring-belt and call it good.
If people find this information useful I will make more detailed videos on aspects of the soft kit. I'm not nearly as knowledgeable about clothing as I am armor, and I'm no expert in either, but I know enough about clothing to get by. I can help with basic stitches, construction, simple leatherwork etc if people are interested.
Vendors whose work appears in this video
Lorifactor Historical Replicas - www.lorifactor.com
(silver brooch, thin belt, plaque belt)
Armour and Castings - new.armourandcastings.com
(gold hat jewel and silver buttons)

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@thiagodunadan 8 жыл бұрын

Please make more videos on normal medieval clothes. This was awesome.

@hawardxmendez4246 7 жыл бұрын

Yes it is! Hope he does more with more combinations!

@falconJB 7 жыл бұрын

Next time I grumble about the silliness of modern fashion I will remember that at one point in time to dress up fancy people put their hoods on upside down.

@petergosden2390 6 жыл бұрын

I well remember many years ago at school, studying Shakespeare's Henry IV when Falstaff boasts and exaggerates his sword fight with imaginary robbers having nicked his sword to demonstrate his bravery. He exclaimed that he broke their points, meaning the points of their swords. I think it was Prince Hal that retorted, and their hose fell down! My tutor explained the other meaning of 'points'. It has remained in my memory to this day. Peter.

@Mythicalmage 8 жыл бұрын

I definitely would be interested in more about cloaks and capes and the like.

@arandomfox999 5 жыл бұрын

I second this.

@lukycharms9970 2 жыл бұрын

I’m uhhhh.... a few years late but I third that haha

@shadiversity 8 жыл бұрын

Well I'm kicking myself for not having watched this video sooner. It's been on my radar for weeks but I've just been so busy that I hadn't gotten to it until now. I can't thank you enough for the shout-out my friend, you're truly a very generous medieval gentleman. But completely separate from the shout-out, this video is amazing! General medieval clothing is something I really want to learn more about. Thank you so much for sharing your knowledge in this area. There was such refinement and sophistication in medieval dress that's totally neglected in so many movies and tv shows these days. We need videos like this. Would I be right in thinking that your gown is a man's bliaut? It certainly seems to at least be of the same family, so to speak. Thanks again mate, you're a legend!

@KnyghtErrant 8 жыл бұрын

+I am Shad You give me too much credit Shad! You're very welcome for the shout-out, it's the least I can do. As far as the gown goes, and I'm not a historical clothing expert, but I would be more comfortable saying it belongs more to the 'houppelande' family of garments then it does to earlier bliaut style garments as I understand them (which isn't saying much :) ). But yes, hopefully I can get the point across in some future videos that Medieval dress was not all brown leather biker gang attire and covered in dirt, ha.

@fbiagent9666 3 жыл бұрын

My boy has grown

@Blues_Light 8 жыл бұрын

Fashion needs to go back in this direction...you seriously looked so cool in this.

@hawardxmendez4246 7 жыл бұрын

HEY if I ever get my hands on some materials, I'll take some youtube vids on sewing and I *will* make that sweet red doublet- it looked awesome!

@MrFredstt 6 жыл бұрын

For real. That red shirt is beautiful

@chickensandwich8808 6 жыл бұрын

So the funny thing about this is the Textile portion is still VERY relevant to modern day. Wool is still one of if not the best fabric to make fine garments out of because of its hydro bi-polar properties. A lot of woolen fibers are spun in a manner that align the hydrophilic/hydrophobic ends together to get the best waterproofing while also being able to wick away moisture from the body. This is actually why Sheep and wool producing animals don't overheat because of how well this fiber is at regulating body temperature. Of course not all wools are made the same and while something might be higher grade or softer, it doesn't mean the care was taken to align all the proper ends together as well as a slew of other properties. Anywho, I know this wasn't quite what the comment was about xD but, I mentioned in another vid how the modern mens' suit is literally an echo to the original Arming jackets. Its honestly very interesting to see how the shape and forms have evolved through the centuries to what they are now.

@CountArtha 6 жыл бұрын

Maybe so, but pockets are better. :P

@ofailia650 8 жыл бұрын

that cloak looks so comfortable and cool at the same time, can we please bring back wearing these?

@Ubeer85 8 жыл бұрын

+ProDreamer That was exactly my thought to LOL. I want one.

@DoktorWeasel 8 жыл бұрын

+ProDreamer I remember seeing something about Antonio Banderas starting up a clothing line where he's trying to bring capes back into style. Maybe he'll work on cloaks too. www.torontosun.com/2015/09/09/antonio-banderas-planning-zorro-inspired-cape-line

@brumalogresteer4124 7 жыл бұрын

I will bring it back.

@elgostine 6 жыл бұрын

well put simply we have a much better alternative to the cloak, it's the heavy coat, in byzantium and also early medieval russia so 900's, the cloak actually died out as a fashion item, both in the empire and in the kievan rus coats of various styles took over, in russia it was more of a kaftan in byzantium it had another style to it

@amanladder 2 жыл бұрын

i think that so(cloak superiority)

@elijahtalmud8281 8 жыл бұрын

Hey Ian, I think a really good followup for this could be hygenic standards and styles of hair in the middle ages and reniassance. You always see grimy peasants and clean shaven nobility in the movies, yet beards seem to have been all the rage for pretty much ever. Additionally the hero of the film (LOTR, Kingdom of Heaven, etc) always has wavy shoulder length locks. It's just all over the place.

@logical-functionsmodel9364 8 жыл бұрын

+Elijah Talmud You sea, those heroes just want wash away troubles

@Billman66 5 жыл бұрын

Good call. Were beards and mustaches commonly seen and if so, for what elements of society?

@ZainxIqbal 2 жыл бұрын

Watching this in 2022 and I expected some dead KZfaqr for that shoutout at the beginning... but he mentions SHAD! It's so awesome seeing this shoutout years later considering Shad's channel is probably the biggest one in the Medieval KZfaq scene, now. You can proudly say you knew Shad before he was cool lol.

@alexadamson9959 Жыл бұрын

Wow. It’s interesting to see just how far shad has come. Especially the old logo.

@01ZombieMoses10 7 жыл бұрын

That cloak is simply epic. It looks good, it's practical and good lord, wool is truly a lost art.

@RobertFisher1969 8 жыл бұрын

More on soft kit please!

@LARPBeard 8 жыл бұрын

a soft kit run down would keep you occupied for a few weeks :) I'de love to see more of that pouch as well, even if you don't do a whole run-down.

@CadeRewblex 8 жыл бұрын

I personally think this kind of clothing should come back into style

@WindmillStalker 7 жыл бұрын

There's certainly a good case to be made for cloaks to come back, especially in colder and wetter climates.

@aenorist2431 7 жыл бұрын

Its amazingly compfortable to wear too. Way nicer than modern stuff.

@victoriaevelyn3953 7 жыл бұрын

certainly looks alot better than what iv seen people ware nowadays

@adorabell4253 7 жыл бұрын

I am sitting here waiting for the codpiece to make a comeback.

@aenorist2431 7 жыл бұрын

Look at the really, really compensatory codpieces of the Landskecht-Style. That would be hilarious :D

@Ciiran 8 жыл бұрын

It would be great to hear about regional differences in Europe. Scandinavian/German/English(French/Italian/Spanish and so on.

@akumabito2008 8 жыл бұрын

Please do more soft kit vids! This is really interesting. The clothes look really cool and colorful - much better than the standard earth-tone nonsense that is shown in every historical movie and tv show.

@MisdirectedSasha 8 жыл бұрын

I'm really impressed by the doublet and cloak, which look awesome together. I'm really curious as to how you made them. You've also sparked quite the internal debate on whether to take the risk of trying to make an outfit like that, or give up and buy one.

@Valkanna.Nublet 8 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. It's nice to hear more about how people looked on a normal day.

@lancerd4934 8 жыл бұрын

This was absolutely fantastic, thank you. My interest mainly lies in 15th and 16th century armour, but there is so little detailed information available about medieval clothing and fashions that I found this totally fascinating. More please.

@macmurfy2jka 7 жыл бұрын

More more more more more! More soft kit stuff would be nice.

@MaverickCulp 8 жыл бұрын

This was awesome to see, but I do have an inquiry: you've talked all about what the, as you said, 1% wore in battle, but I'm curious about the "simpleton's" kit of the 14th and 15th centuries.

@scootch4224 4 жыл бұрын

By "simpleton's" do you just mean common soldiery?

@hedgetwentyfour2708 8 жыл бұрын

Do all those things please. Also, I'm wondering if there were other fabrics in medieval Europe other than wool, linnen and leather.

@TheManWithMyName 8 жыл бұрын

+Hedge Twentyfour Cotton and silk were available through trade routes to the east, though expensive. I believe asbestos examples of mantles also exist. That said wool and linen were available in a wide variety of grades to suit different purposes.

@KnyghtErrant 8 жыл бұрын

+Hedge Twentyfour Yes, lots of variety. I will talk about this more in future videos. The gown I'm wearing toward the end is an example of silk. It's a reproduction of an original late 14th century silk textile from Gdansk.

@NoahWeisbrod 8 жыл бұрын

I'd definitely be interested in more clothing videos.

@defaultytuser 2 жыл бұрын

It's funny revisiting this video in which you humbly mention Shad as an underrated channel, haha!

@kamhyde40 7 жыл бұрын

What a treat to see a man who sews and to see the wonderful garments you created. Thanks for sharing .

@MReiska 5 жыл бұрын

SHOW US EVERYTHING! Nothing is more educational then repeating everything over few times :)

@Eleathiel 8 жыл бұрын

Yes, please, more soft kit videos! As interesting the armor sections are, the soft kit is much more directly useful to me. :D

@ktoth29 8 жыл бұрын

digging the smurf hat

@JC-Denton 8 жыл бұрын

Stylish! Yes, please more of it. It's a nice reminder, to show that people did not run around in armour all the freaking time. One tends to forget... :-)

@Timbyte 8 жыл бұрын

YES! YES! YES! MORE PLS!

@chickensandwich8808 6 жыл бұрын

Ah yes the importance of textiles. Not only is this important for re-enactment, but also for modern day as well. I know you consider yourself a novice, but the pieces you have crafted are done so with care and the seams are well pressed and finished. Kudos to you. I shall be tackling the arming jacket as well as the pourpont soon. More for HEMA practice than re-enactment, but all the gear I have seen that deals with safety has fallen somewhat short of impressive for a martial art that is becoming more popular. As always Ian thanks for the vids!

@Petrovic22 2 жыл бұрын

Watching in 2022. "Go check out Shad." Good advice.

@willek1335 8 жыл бұрын

Perhaps a video on how they combined armour and clothing styles as a way to bridge the video types, for example baggy sleeves with armour as you partially showed. Cool video by the way.

@rosestone5091 2 жыл бұрын

Those “patents” are genius! Need those in contemporary times!

@Tyrwaeth 10 ай бұрын

More soft kit discussions please! Would love to see how you've done the various components, and what you've learned/changed since you put this original video together.

@coenraadsnyman5229 4 жыл бұрын

I'm watching this in 2020 and Shad is literally the person who introduced me to the medieval enthusiast world

@7643764 7 жыл бұрын

Really cool. You can actually see that it looked good and not goofy. When we talk about the colorful stuff they wore we tend to think it looked like a carnival but it actually looks good ;)

@gpgpgpgp1000 7 жыл бұрын

"I'm not an armor expert either." LOL! You are being way too modest. You have become one of the go-to sources on Medieval European armor on KZfaq. ( no pressure! )

@PackWolfypack 3 жыл бұрын

Yes please, I would love to see more instructional videos on how to sew and make soft kit.

@MarekDohojda 8 жыл бұрын

This was awesome! I've read about what people wore, I seen artwork, but to actually see it properly done and presented is a real treat. Thanks! One question how comfortable are Patten to wear?

@ItsJustMilkISwear 8 жыл бұрын

how to make turnshoes would be really helpful.

@avillazamora3660 4 жыл бұрын

Just milk

@grantbaril8487 8 жыл бұрын

I definitely enjoy this and I enjoy how thorough you are in your videos.

@derekmoore1387 2 жыл бұрын

I would love to see you talk about liripipe hoods, dagged egged mantles, and some of that classic medieval clothing which is so iconic. It may not be of knightly class, but a mention on that stuff would be lovely. Thanks for the info. I'm inspired to research and sew!

@elend9077 Жыл бұрын

this is awesome! I'd love to learn to make a doublet and hosen

@matthewthomson6466 6 жыл бұрын

I’ve really enjoyed how you and shad are showing each other so much love in each other’s videos. I’d ask for a crossover, but Shad lives in that hellishly hot island that’s far away from everything. Sooooo, not likely.

@BurningMonkey 8 жыл бұрын

I greatly appreciated the in depth videos that were done on various parts of armor, and would appreciate the same treatment of regular 'street' clothing, or soft kit as you described it.

@Dominator046 8 жыл бұрын

So much thanks for the information! I would love to see more! As a writer, just being introduced to the braes was a great point of the video. So much more I'd like to see!

@elenna_alexia 7 жыл бұрын

Shad's shoutout in one of his videos is actually what brought me to your channel. Been watching a lot of your videos the last few days, love the content. Unfortunately I'll soon run out of content to watch on your channel at this rate. That tends to happen with high quality content, it can be watched so much faster than it can be made.

@KnyghtErrant 7 жыл бұрын

Thanks! "That tends to happen with high quality content, it can be watched so much faster than it can be made." - ain't that the truth! :)

@soothingmeow22 4 жыл бұрын

I found shad before I found you. And he is awesome as are you

@johnwhitehead4446 3 жыл бұрын

As with all your videos excellent. As an academic historian I learn from them and appreciate your engagement with the realities of medieval life as opposed to the modern myths. More please!

@isaacwalters5061 6 жыл бұрын

Glad to see a video on the soft kit. I would love seeing more

@stoicshield 8 жыл бұрын

I find this very interesting! Love to see more.

@robertsherman9975 3 жыл бұрын

I realize this video is 4 years old, but I have to comment once again. Your love and passion shows in so many ways. My interest lies in the Viking age, however through your presentations, it has drawn myself into the era. The extensive knowledge you share on various topics is clearly appreciated by your subscribers. Many do not realize the work that goes into making such high quality videos such as yours. Your presence is kind, warm and genuine. Your truly inspirational to those with shared interest. Talented and gifted beyond words. I don’t know what your professional life is, but you could certainly make full time career, with manufacturer ing reenactment clothing’s d accessories, for darn sure ! With much gratitude and best regards.

@RonDicken1971 6 жыл бұрын

Awesome! Yes, please make more videos like this! Thanks for this.

@sirrabbitthered8496 7 жыл бұрын

realy loved this soft kit vid

@rmcdaniel423 5 жыл бұрын

Very well done, both the garments themselves as well as the presentation. This serves as real inspiration to up my game. Thanks for sharing.

@HadenParkes 8 жыл бұрын

Very interested in more of this, your armour videos are amazing but seeing the clothing come to life, backed up with the supporting images is something I want more of.

@Njarl92 8 жыл бұрын

This is amazing yes to all the soft kit discussion how to's etc. :-) Keep up the amazing work

@louirudy670 8 жыл бұрын

"context is everything" Matt,is it you?

@KnyghtErrant 8 жыл бұрын

+Louis Rudy Well, he's right you know... ;)

@penarse1 8 жыл бұрын

Wow! That was an amazing video! I can't get enough of this kind of stuff. It's really cool to see what people would wear in history, in real life!

@MarlaDesat 7 жыл бұрын

Loved this, and I'd love to see more about your soft kit. Very cool!

@jacobe1942 7 жыл бұрын

I love your channel, the soft kit is very interesting... I will need projects to sew this winter!

@inthewasteland 5 жыл бұрын

Very interesting! Absolutely under appreciated aspect of the time. More plz!!!

@DerekLarpTV 8 жыл бұрын

This is very interesting. I'd love to hear more about this stuff.

@richardellinghaus7752 8 жыл бұрын

Yes please do it all. I'd love to see it all

@numinorian 8 жыл бұрын

I for one would like to see more soft kit videos. Great work!

@GigaBoost 8 жыл бұрын

Very, very fascinating video. Also incredibly relaxing, for some reason. I'd love to see more videos in this style.

@lordauriel8724 8 жыл бұрын

more videos on that topic please, it's awesome!

@numinorian 7 жыл бұрын

I love your videos and I have seen them all, but I keep coming back to this one. I watch it over and over again. I would love to see more videos on this subject, especially pointing hosen and more about turn shoes. keep the great content coming!

@gearhead1234 6 жыл бұрын

Looking forward to more videos covering shoes, tunics and belts. Very interesting!

@LittleHouseOnThePrairie23 8 жыл бұрын

There is SO MUCH out there on Arms and Armour right now (which is truly great) because it's shiny and exciting. But as you said, there is a real paucity of anything having to do with 'civilian life' clothing away from the battle field. Truly grateful you are addressing it. There are a lot of people (including myself) who have an appetite for it and would love for you to start throwing more videos like this into the mix. I'm particularly interested in the more specialized topics like what you did in the end. What if it's raining cats and dogs? What if it's hot as hell? High status clothes for outdoor activities like riding and hunting that are expected to be more rugged? Fun/interesting anomalies you've seen in paintings/sources? I'm glad you set up something with Patreon. I definitely will be throwing some money your way. Keep it up man, excellent and interesting as always.

@JizzburnGigaqueer 8 жыл бұрын

I seriously can't think of anyone (on KZfaq at least) covering such content in depth! Definitely going to chuck in my vote for extra videos on soft kit/clothing, Ian. Much appreciated~

@quegames4786 8 жыл бұрын

I've been waiting for something on clothing, please do more

@dakkakid 8 жыл бұрын

I wanna see everything you talked about! Looking into my own soft kit right now so this is awesome.

@LocketheRogue 8 жыл бұрын

those videos sound amazing

@ImEvan 8 жыл бұрын

Thanks for the video Ian, I would love to see more videos on this stuff and especially a tutorial or even just more info about cloaks

@thurdaragoorn7476 8 жыл бұрын

I would love too see some videos regarding patter construction of these garments!

@FredericAsebi 8 жыл бұрын

nice, the chaperon trick! people have always been very imaginative with clothing. thanks for these informations and keep it up!

@shadowblaster124 7 жыл бұрын

I really liked every part of this and would like to see you do more. Especially the shoe protectors.

@jaewilliss5407 8 жыл бұрын

Yes, I'd love to learn more. I'm particularly interested in the patons(sp?)and different styles of those.

@KnyghtErrant 8 жыл бұрын

+John Williss Pattens :) But yes I will cover those in greater detail in the future!

@Billman66 5 жыл бұрын

I love this and am very interested in seeing whatever aspect of medieval life that you care to share. Please, keep up the good work.

@rcharboneau8782 8 жыл бұрын

Great channel squid:) The information is clear and we'll presented. I appreciate the time you put in to your videos. Would most definitely like to see more soft kit videos. I would be particularly interested in your recommendations on weights of fabrics for different articles of clothing. Also the sources to obtain the supplies/materials.

@hoovillian9293 Жыл бұрын

great information and presentation. Thank you

@aenorist2431 7 жыл бұрын

Moar clothing videos. These are amazing, both informative and instructional style is ighly appreciated and i love your way of presenting the balance you strike between the two. You got me to get the needle out again.

@teachdair 8 жыл бұрын

i would definetily like more of those videos!

@mike.308 8 жыл бұрын

Nice video. I am quite certain that Historical/Fantasy writer-types and World Builders would love to see more of this kind of minutiae. Keep up the good work!

@seanbrindley7334 8 жыл бұрын

My hat is off to you Sir. I'm very interested in this everyday garb. I've started to make pieces of my own but not proper clothing. More please.Excellent, informative vids.

@dairakaimenepada5336 5 жыл бұрын

Very interesting. Thank you for this.

@austinmonreal2331 7 жыл бұрын

This really is fantastic. If you do do any more videos, please make sure to do specific videos for the hats and hoods!

@TomtensKanal 8 жыл бұрын

More of this would be really nice!

@DuncanMcBride 8 жыл бұрын

this is fantastic, and I look forward to all the information you'll provide! I'm beginning to sew, and would be very interested in seeing the fabrication process for these garments. keep up the great work!

@crashlvmc 3 жыл бұрын

Awesome, shared with my wife who does most of my sewing. I think she'll really like your designs and thoughts. Please make more about this under appreciated aspect of the true reenactment scene.

@nathanhunt9105 7 жыл бұрын

All of your period videos are great. I love your content. Anything of the sort I will watch or have watched. Please keep it coming, whatever it is!

@KnyghtErrant 7 жыл бұрын

Thank you very much!

@Tymdek 7 жыл бұрын

Same here, really love your content. I have one question: Do you plan to make more videos about soft kit (for example how to make turnshoes, like you said in the video)? If you do, I'd be really happy. Greetings from Germany :)

@KnyghtErrant 7 жыл бұрын

Tymdek I want to. The truth is when I started to make videos about clothing most people were just interested in copying my patterns or asking me 'where to buy stuff' which isn't really why I do the videos in the first place, so it kind of turned me off to making more. I don't want to be responsible for creating re-enactorisms. I don't have the breadth of knowledge in clothing as I do with armor, so it's hard for me to avoid doing just that (creating re-enactorisms), so I'm trying to figure out a better way to approach them.

@Tymdek 7 жыл бұрын

Knyght Errant Yeah, that is indeed a problem. Maybe you could talk about clothes just like you talked about armour. You know, similar to your video about the "Bocksten Man" style cloak. So you could choose a piece of clothing (like for example any type of headgear) and show some sources and put it into historical context (like who wore that kind of headgear, when was it worn etc.). And then you could just show your particular piece of clothing. Maybe even variations, to make people see what is possible and maybe start to create their own, personal clothing rather than just copying stuff from you or other people. Anyway, I can't wait to see what you come up with. :D

@TheRadioactiveFX 8 жыл бұрын

More videos on this! Especially the shoes, hosen and doublet.

@chadherbert18 7 жыл бұрын

Awesome! I would love to see more of this! :)

@Arrers100 8 жыл бұрын

That's been really interesting, I like to see you do more stuff abut medieval clothing.

@gavindanker 8 жыл бұрын

Good start, Ian! How about an episode on clothing construction and sewing techniques? I made "costumes" for years while in another group that will remain nameless, but living history requires a whole new skill set. I still run up the invisible seams by machine, but finish work by hand. Took me much asking around to figure out how to line and join different pieces together.

@ivanloborec914 7 жыл бұрын

we fighters really do need more of this, because as you said before we focus to much on the armour and weapons and not enough on the civilian chlotes. And sometimes it is hard to find good designs and patterns for simple everyday clothes. I personaly go with the ideas and what i saw to a seamstress and then try to help her make something that looks as close to what it should and make certain it is functional for me. Hovever I would like to try some patterns my self and am in constatn search for something better in both historical and functional sense. So, good work and keep going!!!

@kortetzu 8 жыл бұрын

I would love to see more of this. If you could do how-to videos as well that showed a basic outline of the steps you would take to make the garments then that would be awesome. Thanks for making this channel and making all this knowledge available for easy access.