Okay, so I love fantasy. And like many fantasy writers, a lot of my fantasy stories take place in medieval-ish times. I also love to read stories set in this kind of time period.
My problem: I find myself realizing that I know very little about exactly what people wore back then, and what it looked like. Since I'd like to be able to describe what my characters are wearing and be able to picture it in my head, can anyone describe what kind of things people wore? XD
Specifically, nobles and royalty, although information on what peasants wore would be helpful, too. I'm fairly certain nobles' dress was complicated, right? Several different pieces? Descriptions, what they were called, and possibly pictures would be amazing.
Also, what would maids/servants in the king's palace wear? My main character is technically a maid, but the king favors her, trusts her, maybe even wants to marry her someday, so he's kind of named her his personal attendant/nurse (he has a disease. ) and she'll be walking around at his side a lot, he's given her her own room, and I'm thinking she'll be wearing nicer stuff, so she's not exactly your average maid.
Help? XD Please?
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