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"Celtic forest" linen dress, a dress inspired by the Middle Ages Between the trees, a fairy Celtic lady lifts branches covered with fresh leaves. The dress she is wearing, highlights the beauty of the body, subtly wraps her waist and gently falls to the ground. Is this how your story begins? This Celtic dress has a medieval cut, full skirt, and effective sleeves - fitted at the shoulders and gracefully flared below the elbows. On the back of the dress has a tie, so you can adjust it to the…

Photo by Barry Lategan, 1970.

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During the medieval period, the noble women’s clothing was very complicated. There are layers of clothes to put on the body of women. Unlike the common women’s dress and tunic, noble women would wear underclothes, dresses, tunics, overcoats. The underclothes consisted of breeches, chemise and hose. They were covered with underskirts which was usually made of yellow or white linen or silk. Vintage Cotton Long Medieval Chemise Forest Princess Medieval Overcoat for Women Then the underskirt was…

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Eleanor of Aquitaine is famed for her great patronage of the arts, and one of the finest poets at her court may have been her own sister-in-law. Marie de France (ca. 1140-1200) was a high-ranking Anglo-Norman noblewoman whose precise identity is unknown. She referred to herself briefly in her poems (“My name is Marie and […]

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