Hose are any of various styles of men's clothing for the legs and lower body, worn from the Middle Ages through the 17th century, when the style fell out of use in favour of breeches and stockings. The old plural form of "hose" was "hosen". In German these terms (Hose, singular, and Hosen, plural) remained in use and are the generic terms for trousers today. The French equivalent was chausses.
Since the 13th century, hose were already known to have been worn in Europe; these were tights that stretch from waist to feet. The outline of the legs were conspicuously shown, with the groin area sometimes covered by a material called a codpiece. However, unlike modern tights, these hose were not elastic; they were held firm while laced to the doublet and tied from small holes.[1]
During the 14th century, medieval hoses were made of wool and were made to fit tightly. Towards the end of the century traders and shopkeepers wore coloured hoses. Some people did away with wearing shoes and instead wore a hose that had leather soles sewn under the foot section, this part of the hose being the same colour as the rest of the leggings. Brighter hoses seem to be more prominent by the late 14th century, and seem to resemble more of trousers that was held up with rope-belts at the waist; hose were sometimes tied directly to the doublet.[2]
15th century hose were often made particolored or mi-parti, having each leg having a different colour, or even one leg made of two colors. These early hose were footed, in the manner of modern tights, and were open from the crotch to the leg. When very short doublets were in fashion, codpieces were added to cover the front opening.
By the 16th century, hose had separated into two garments: upper hose or breeches and nether hose or stockings.
From the mid-16th to early 17th centuries, a variety of styles of hose were in fashion. Popular styles included:
Trunk hose or round hose, short padded hose. Very short trunk hose were worn over cannions, fitted hose that ended above the knee.
Slops or galligaskins, loose hose reaching just below the knee.
Trunk hose and slops could be paned or pansied, with strips of fabric (panes) over a full inner layer or lining. A pansied slop is a round hose characterized by the addition of a layer of panes, or strips of fabric running from the waistband to the leg band. These are commonly referred to as "pumpkin" pants.
Other varieties included:
Pluderhosen, a Northern European form of pansied slops with a very full inner layer pulled out between the panes and hanging below the knee.[3] Originating in Germany, Pluderhosen soon spread to central and Eastern Europe.[4]
Venetians, semi-fitted hose reaching just below the knee.
In the latter 16th century, breeches began to replace hoses. Unlike breeches, which were sewn together, the hose were in principle separate garments for each leg.
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Hose or chausses worn with braies and tied to a belt, 1440
^Ridley, Jasper Godwin (1996). Tudor age. Internet Archive. Woodstock : Overlook. p. 163. ISBN978-0-87951-684-0.
^Mortimer, Ian (2009). The time traveller's guide to medieval England : a handbook for visitors to the fourteenth century. Internet Archive. London : Vintage. pp. 107–116. ISBN978-1-84595-099-6.
^Kopalinski, Wladyslaw. . Slownik-online. Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved 28 May 2015.
^Marcin Latka. "Portrait of King Sigismund III Vasa of Poland". artinpl. Retrieved 2 August 2019.
^de Leguina, Enrique (1812). Glosario de voces de armería. F. Rodríguez. p. 194. A la polaca. Las de rayas transversales.
Bibliography
Arnold, Janet: Patterns of Fashion: the cut and construction of clothes for men and women 1560–1620, Macmillan 1985. Revised edition 1986. (ISBN0-89676-083-9)
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Hose in the Middle Ages and Renaissance 13th–16th century hose, from illustrations and museums
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For contemporary styles see Pantyhose and Hosiery This article needs additional citations for verification Please help improve this article by adding citations to reliable sources Unsourced material may be challenged and removed Find sources Hose clothing news newspapers books scholar JSTOR April 2017 Learn how and when to remove this message Hose are any of various styles of men s clothing for the legs and lower body worn from the Middle Ages through the 17th century when the style fell out of use in favour of breeches and stockings The old plural form of hose was hosen In German these terms Hose singular and Hosen plural remained in use and are the generic terms for trousers today The French equivalent was chausses Florentine particolored hose c 1470 Contents 1 History 2 Gallery 3 See also 4 References 5 External linksHistory editSince the 13th century hose were already known to have been worn in Europe these were tights that stretch from waist to feet The outline of the legs were conspicuously shown with the groin area sometimes covered by a material called a codpiece However unlike modern tights these hose were not elastic they were held firm while laced to the doublet and tied from small holes 1 During the 14th century medieval hoses were made of wool and were made to fit tightly Towards the end of the century traders and shopkeepers wore coloured hoses Some people did away with wearing shoes and instead wore a hose that had leather soles sewn under the foot section this part of the hose being the same colour as the rest of the leggings Brighter hoses seem to be more prominent by the late 14th century and seem to resemble more of trousers that was held up with rope belts at the waist hose were sometimes tied directly to the doublet 2 15th century hose were often made particolored or mi parti having each leg having a different colour or even one leg made of two colors These early hose were footed in the manner of modern tights and were open from the crotch to the leg When very short doublets were in fashion codpieces were added to cover the front opening By the 16th century hose had separated into two garments upper hose or breeches and nether hose or stockings From the mid 16th to early 17th centuries a variety of styles of hose were in fashion Popular styles included Trunk hose or round hose short padded hose Very short trunk hose were worn over cannions fitted hose that ended above the knee Slops or galligaskins loose hose reaching just below the knee Trunk hose and slops could be paned or pansied with strips of fabric panes over a full inner layer or lining A pansied slop is a round hose characterized by the addition of a layer of panes or strips of fabric running from the waistband to the leg band These are commonly referred to as pumpkin pants Other varieties included Pluderhosen a Northern European form of pansied slops with a very full inner layer pulled out between the panes and hanging below the knee 3 Originating in Germany Pluderhosen soon spread to central and Eastern Europe 4 Venetians semi fitted hose reaching just below the knee In the latter 16th century breeches began to replace hoses Unlike breeches which were sewn together the hose were in principle separate garments for each leg Gallery edit nbsp Hose or chausses worn with braies and tied to a belt 1440 nbsp Servant wearing pluderhosen 1565 nbsp Charles IX of France wearing padded hose 1566 nbsp Sir Walter Raleigh in paned trunk hose and cannions and his son in loose slops 1602 nbsp Sigismund III of Poland in Spanish style hose while one of the popular type of hose in Spain around that time were Polish style hose c 1620 5 6 See also edit1500 1550 in fashion 1550 1600 in fashionReferences editNotes Ridley Jasper Godwin 1996 Tudor age Internet Archive Woodstock Overlook p 163 ISBN 978 0 87951 684 0 Mortimer Ian 2009 The time traveller s guide to medieval England a handbook for visitors to the fourteenth century Internet Archive London Vintage pp 107 116 ISBN 978 1 84595 099 6 Arnold 1986 pp 16 18 Kopalinski Wladyslaw Slownik Slownik online Archived from the original on 2 April 2015 Retrieved 28 May 2015 Marcin Latka Portrait of King Sigismund III Vasa of Poland artinpl Retrieved 2 August 2019 de Leguina Enrique 1812 Glosario de voces de armeria F Rodriguez p 194 A la polaca Las de rayas transversales Bibliography Arnold Janet Patterns of Fashion the cut and construction of clothes for men and women 1560 1620 Macmillan 1985 Revised edition 1986 ISBN 0 89676 083 9 External links editHose in the Middle Ages and Renaissance 13th 16th century hose from illustrations and museums Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Hose clothing amp oldid 1180393984, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
