Dressed Up
The Saxons Lyrics

@gabriellewestwood

I would like to cover masculine fashion in future videos, but thus far I have mainly focused on traditionally feminine interpretations.

@mmclaug907

And I thought buttoning up a dress-shirt was bothersome!

What class would you put this early Anglo Saxon?
I know she woke up on the floor but I wonder what wealth a person of this attire would possess.

@gabriellewestwood

I feel as though I should have pinned it before putting it on...After a few times of wearing this style...it seems to make more sense to me to leave it pinned, or at least pin it, then slip it over the head.

One of the biggest reasons she woke up on the floor is simply that I don't have a mattress made of straw. I thought about bringing in a bunch of straw, but this is the room that my foster kitten spends most of his time in, and I didn't want him to maybe eat little straw bits, so decided against it.

Early Anglo Saxons who were of a more modest class, such as this lady, would usually have a floor covered in rushes. I just have this faux sheepskin, which I found at the thrift store. My idea of this character is that she of the working class.

@mmclaug907

@@gabriellewestwood I appreciate the detail you put into this response. Previously I had this vague evolutionary blank (???) between the roman Stola -> ???? -> petticoat-ish attire of what women would wear back in these further back times.

Going from sleeping from straw to mattresses is good evidence of progress. Glad you're so thoughtful to your cat.

Thank you again.

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@gabriellewestwood

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@CherriesJubilee

HaIr covering?

@gabriellewestwood

In the sources I was reading at the time of making this video, it didn't specifically say anything on hair coverings, but since doing further and later research as well as practical applications I would imagine they must have. I am starting to learn things like just because some sources say they couldn't find such and such doesn't necessarily mean it didn't occur. I feel as though some at least cloth veil around the head must have been a thing, or something similar to the viking cap in my viking video or the dublin cap, but those items were dated later.

@Trapspecial

Might women have worn a knife too for their use in doing chores?

@gabriellewestwood

I have to look that up, but I think its possible. I think also women carried most frequently scissors, not sure if that's true in Anglo Saxon times, but it certainly is later.

@elwolf8536

Men woman and children carried knives they have been found in the graves of all of the above

@jgray852

How did women manage to feed babies with these style of clothes?

@gabriellewestwood

This is a good question! There is another neckline style for the under tunic/kirtle which I am wearing (the yellow dress) which is a keyhole neckline, meaning the front is split a few inches down and then pinned closed, and this type of neckline can most likely facilitate breast feeding as it would create a way that the garment can be unpinned and the breast underneath exposed for feeding. The green peplos type garment unpins easily as well, and the smock underneath could also be made with a keyhole neckline and I have seen that done as well, however for mine I chose not to do that neckline since I currently do not have need of it. It is definitely easy to adapt into that neckline if needed.

@jgray852

@@gabriellewestwood I had forgotten they had the split necklines, that makes perfect sense! Thank you

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