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Late Medieval Braes with a Braes Girdle

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Sir Douglas:

--- Quote from: Sir Patrick on 2015-01-01, 23:04:38 ---Bet there would be less drooling if they were wearing medieval underwear ;)

--- End quote ---

Depends on what kind of medieval underwear they were wearing. Dat Lenberg bra tho.

Mike W.:
Little known fact: the holes are there by purposeful design :p

Sir Martyn:
I favor anything that better braces your braes :)

Sir Humphrey:
Sir Ian,

I'm about to make a pair of these.  Any idea why they chose to put the buckle over the hip instead of center front?  It looks like it would be easier to cinch up in the front and that the buckle would get in the way of the points that are also over the hip.  I'm wondering if actually wearing them for a while will reveal the purpose of that positioning.  Your look great, and we are all thankful you included the "Modesty Panel."

Hump

Ian:
No, I don't know for certain why the buckles always seem to be over the hips.  I didn't place a buckle at the front because I've never seen it done that way.  You get to make one less opening in the casing this way.  It doesn't get in the way of the points at all even with the buckle over the hip, nor is it difficult to cinch up in that location. 

Unless you're going to point your hose directly to your doublet which is also appropriate for the turn of the 14th/15th century then the braes girdle method is far superior to a drawstring.  Vastly more comfortable, and it doesn't pull the braes down.

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