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The neck line also changed and became wider over the shoulders. The neck line which formerly had
been round and quite high was now cut square or pointed in front and widened over the shoulders.
This was usually edged with fur, braid or an embroidered border. The skirts were very wide at the
bottom and came to the ground. In the dress of lower-class women the skirt is often shown tucked in
at the waist and showing the petticoat underneath.The sleeves of outer garments were often lengthened so as to reach almost to the ground, and were
slashed to the elbow or above, permitting the sleeve of an undergarment to show. The facing of these
slash sleeves was of a different material from the outer part.The shoes of this period were similar to the ones previously worn, but became more elongated and
pointed. The toes were stuffed in order to keep the shape.Men wore tights or hose which were often of two or three colors. Sometimes with one leg of one
color and the other another color, or the leg was divided into two colors. The color is divided in points
just below the knee.
BIBLIOGRAPHY
"Zur Geschichte der Costume"
Hottenroth, "Les Costumes"
Violette-le-duc, Dictionnaire Raissonne, V, vols. 3 and 4
Boutel de Wounel, "Jeanne d'Arc"
Shaw, "Dresses and Decorations of the Middle Ages"
Racinet, "Les Costumes Historiques"
I. H. Von Hefner-Altneck, "Trachten Kunstwerke"
Rhead, "Chats on Costume"

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Publication Information: Book Title: Costuming a Play: Inter-Theatre Arts Handbook. Contributors: Elizabeth B. Grimball - author, Rhea Wells - author. Publisher: The Century Co.. Place of Publication: New York. Publication Year: 1952. Page Number: 78.
    
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