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Leibrock, Paltrock, Wappenrock
Aug. 22nd, 2007 03:30 pmI've been doing more research (so what else is new?) and have been looking at what are commonly known in re-enactment circles as waffenrocks (armour rock) or wappenrocks (heraldic rock). Other period names for them are leibrock (body rock)or paltrock (pleated rock).
I want to make one for Henry to wear for our next event in a few weeks. Small boys are commonly seen wearing them and I thought he'd look good in one. Boys typically wear the ones with square necks, which is also a grown man's style too, but men have other style options as well.
One key issue I have with most modern recreations of waffenrock, or paltrock, is how they fasten. Most of the ones I've seen have laced on the side seam. Being one of those annoying people who always want to know if that's how things really were done, I had to go look through the artwork and see if I could see how ones in period sources fastened. So far I have found no evidence of a side fastening paltrock, but plenty of evidence for them fastening on one shoulder using a variety of methods, either buttons, ties or hooks and eyes.
I've put it behind a cut to save you from having to scroll forever
( So, here's the short list of research on how these fasten. )
[Link rot fixed 10/14/11]
I want to make one for Henry to wear for our next event in a few weeks. Small boys are commonly seen wearing them and I thought he'd look good in one. Boys typically wear the ones with square necks, which is also a grown man's style too, but men have other style options as well.
One key issue I have with most modern recreations of waffenrock, or paltrock, is how they fasten. Most of the ones I've seen have laced on the side seam. Being one of those annoying people who always want to know if that's how things really were done, I had to go look through the artwork and see if I could see how ones in period sources fastened. So far I have found no evidence of a side fastening paltrock, but plenty of evidence for them fastening on one shoulder using a variety of methods, either buttons, ties or hooks and eyes.
I've put it behind a cut to save you from having to scroll forever
( So, here's the short list of research on how these fasten. )
[Link rot fixed 10/14/11]
