Red and White Project

Tig and I will become the Baroness and Baron of Politarchopolis in March 2023.

We have decide to go with a red and white theme, which will involve a few projects, for garb and armour.

This page is for planning my gear.

Garb:

Factors heat and sizing.

Heat: I had glandular fever and had a great temperature reset and cannot handle extremes of temperature as much as  most people. Cold is easy, as I can always put on more clothes and cloaks. Cooler is a problem, as there is a minimum amount of clothing to maintain decorum.

Sizing: My arms, head, upper chest and legs are acceptable, but I do not like my stomach and prefer to not display my groin. This means that I tend to garb before about 1400 as the skirt line is around mid thigh, I don't like it raising any further.

Super Hot Australian Summer

Roman: I have an experimental armless tunic, and took Miesje's advice than Romans wear shorts, but they are much tighter to the leg than modern shorts.

Tunic: 2 x Red copy of my current tan linen tunic.

Pants: Pull apart the blue tight pants and make three copies in maybe grey linen?

Sandals : Order a pair of Roman sandals Caligae

Socks: Grey light cotton socks

Belt: Re-make the thick/thin belt I gifted to Niall for me

Headwear: None, a head cap, or a straw hat

Fake Warm late period shirt

I like the look of the puffed long vest and linen shirts, I want a linen coloured vest with attached sleeves that looks like  

Warm to Cool Weather Garb

1350-1400

Gown: I have ordered the linen G63 gown from Historic Enterprises.

Shirt: Basic shirts I already own

Tights: I have ordered multiple red and white tights from SNAG

Shoes: I will use my black short boots, I should re-sole my long black boots.

Headwear: White arming cap, or (Mistress Rowan project! Woohoo! Details post the consult!)

Belt: I have ordered parts from Armour and Castings to re-make Chris Strusz's Griffon belt in white and silver. Chris has graciously agreed to make the belt when I supply the castings and white belt blank.

Scabbard: Eventually I will want to make a scabbard for at least one of my swords, with fittings to this griffon belt.

Pouches: Most of my pouches fit this time.

Cold Weather garb:

Houppelande: Ben, Karolina and Flick discussed making me a Houppelande. Woohoo! Apparently I will be standing hands high and belting things. Details when I have them!

Armour

1350/ 14th C attempt

Helmet: Currently helm until the Bascinet is up

Unders: Heat shirt and lendenier. Chausses tied to lendenier. Red and white jack

Body armour: Red and white coat of plates. Include heraldry

Arm armour: standard current arms until I update to attached plate over mail

Leg armour: standard current arms until I update to attached plate over mail

Mail

Helm: yet to be made

Mail Hauberk: yet to be ordered. I have an un-rivetted mail Hauberk. 

Mail Chauses: purchased rivetted chausses

Cloth Chausses: need to make

Cloth Jack: super thin - need to make

Gorget: Hidden armour for under metal coif

Elbows, knees, thighs, forearms: hidden simple plates

Summer Armour

Using the hidden armour from the Mail set to complete an ultra light set of summer built armour.