The bliaut or bliaud is an overgarment that was worn by both sexes from the eleventh to the thirteenth century in Western Europe, featuring voluminous skirts and horizontal puckering or pleating across a snugly fitted under bust abdomen.

The bliaut, a garment popular for about 50 years during the 12th century, is known for its excessive droopy sleeves and tight waist. Facets of the bliaut can be seen expressed differently in the varied cultures of Europe.

2016年12月9日 · Bliaut. Women of the French court wore a loosely fitted tunic called a cotte or a form-fitting bliaut over a full chemise/shift with tight sleeves. The bliaut had a flaring skirt and sleeves tight to the elbow and then widening to wrist in a trumpet shape. A bliaut apparently cut in one piece from neckline to hem.

The bliaut was a long gown worn by wealthy men and women beginning in the 1100s. Along with the houppelande, a long, full, outer garment, the bliaut was one of the long garments most associated with the late Middle Ages (c. 500 – c. 1500).

The meaning of BLIAUT is a close-fitting often laced medieval tunic with long skirts and sleeves.

The bliaut was a long gown worn by wealthy men and women beginning in the 1100s. Along with the houppelande, a long, full, outer garment, the bliaut was one of the long garments most associated with the late Middle Ages (c. 500–c. 1500).

2025年2月24日 · bliaut (plural bliauts) A unisex overgarment worn in 12th-century Western Europe, featuring voluminous skirts and horizontal puckering or sometimes pleating across a snugly fitted underbust abdomen.