When you look at the Lanskneckt research out there, much of it looks like a
uniform. That leg short with an optional legging, that one to the knee and a
long sock tied at the knee. One of the soldiers was an artist, sketching his
comrades, and recorded the consistency of the clothing. The higher
the way I heard it, a ZILLION years ago, so probably SCA-fantastic, was that
the Landsknecht started out as mercenaries, who would loot the baggage as well
as the bodies... and would want to wear as much of that loot at the same time,
as possible as advertisement! (see how much I've collected, h
I've heard this story before. I doubt that it's true, but you never know. The
other part of the story was that you got your best friend or the guy with the
best aim to slash the fabric on your codpiece. Frankly, I personally think it
was a bunch of mercenary who a) wanted a distinctive look, an
I've heard this story before. I can't speak of the origins of Landsknecht
(sp?) clothing, which is said to be marked by use of many pieces of
contrasting fabric. Others on this list know more about that period and
culture, so I'll leave it to them to verify. However, the German warriors did
not
I saw this on another list and I thought I'd check with the wise folks on
this list. I've never heard this before. Truth or myth?
" I took a history of fashion class in college (design major) and the
decorative cutting of clothes goes back to the 16th century if not earlier.
It started with the g
