Ready to wear (1640s style)

In 1643, the Oxford Army was issued with coats, breeches and montero caps: "all the common soldiers then at Oxford were new appareled...

The Soldier's coat as a top layer was generally loose fitting but as many were issued rather than made to fit, this is not a strict his...

Selecting what coat to wear in reenactment is much like choosing the length of a piece of string. There are references to coats being issu...

Hose as worn in the Civil War period were made either by knitting woolen or silk thread or by cutting and sewing fabric. There are records o...

Thanks to Chris Thomas for the bulk of the text here. I've just added some pictures.  17th century buttons were not pierced with two ...

The shoe that was worn most by Civil War soldiers is generally accepted to be what is now known as the latchet shoe. As far as we can tell t...

This piece courtesy of Tom Aldwinckle who also supplied the photos. The two styles of snapsack illustrated are both based on the `duffle...