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'''Braies''' were mens [[underwear]]. They are believed to have been made of [[linen]] and are frequently depicted as being white (or off-white) in colour.
mens underpants


Frequently observed in a number of [[manuscript]]s where people are [[farming]] and wearing split [[hose]] which are rolled down.
==external links==

Earlier braies tend to be baggy and have a rolled waist. Later braies conform to a shape closer to modern, form-fitting boxer shorts. There are also images of smaller bikini-like braies in the [[15th century]].

Their appearance in mixed company in field workers may indicate that the wearing of ones underwear in public was less of a social faux pas than it is today.

==External Links==
*http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=294
*http://www.randyasplund.com/browse/medieval/chausse1.html
*http://www.randyasplund.com/browse/medieval/chausse1.html
*http://www.randyasplund.com/browse/medieval/chauss2.html
*http://www.randyasplund.com/browse/medieval/chauss2.html
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*Conjectural Mid-14th Century Braies http://scamelee.freeservers.com/braies_personal.html
*Conjectural Mid-14th Century Braies http://scamelee.freeservers.com/braies_personal.html
*http://www.bucks-retinue.org.uk/content/view/76/87/
*http://www.bucks-retinue.org.uk/content/view/76/87/
*http://www.larsdatter.com/breeches.htm

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Latest revision as of 12:40, 9 September 2007

Braies were mens underwear. They are believed to have been made of linen and are frequently depicted as being white (or off-white) in colour.

Frequently observed in a number of manuscripts where people are farming and wearing split hose which are rolled down.

Earlier braies tend to be baggy and have a rolled waist. Later braies conform to a shape closer to modern, form-fitting boxer shorts. There are also images of smaller bikini-like braies in the 15th century.

Their appearance in mixed company in field workers may indicate that the wearing of ones underwear in public was less of a social faux pas than it is today.

External Links