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Viking Clothes There are very few images and even less written description to accurately explain Viking clothing. Archeological evidence is not conclusive and there are interpretations aplenty. General consensus is that Viking clothes were fashioned from wool, linen and animal skin, and that the people who made them were skillful weavers. Men wore trousers and tunics and women wore a long dress. The following is one version of what they possibly wore. Viking Men The attire was simple – tunic, trousers, and ...

Fashion in the Medieval Period What was the streetwear in vogue during the Middle Ages? Is that even a relevant question, you may ask. Did fashion as we know it today exist 10 centuries ago? The answer is a resounding yes. Of course, London was not the cosmopolitan hub it is today, Paris had not understood the concept of the runway, and Milan’s luxury houses Gucci, Prada, and Versace were in the very very distant future. But, there was enough going around. And it is no stretch to state that the razzmatazz of today’s haute ...