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== Anglo-Norman England - 1000 AD ==
 
== Anglo-Norman England - 1000 AD ==
 
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[[Image:Women1000.jpg|thumb|150px|Women's clothing from 1000 to 1100 AD.  Note the tight fitting sleeves.  Also, the super tunic is no longer hitched up, but hangs long.]]
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[[Image:Women1000.jpg|thumb|left|150px|Women's clothing from 1000 to 1100 AD.  Note the tight fitting sleeves.  Also, the super tunic is no longer hitched up, but hangs long.]]
 
The Norman Conquest brought many changes in the clothing of the English people.  Embroidered and appliqued borders became popular for men and women as did the wearing of belts.  Square necklines gained popular and became as common as the old round style.  The Normans also transmitted their attention to cleanliness and personal appearance to the English.  Soon most English combed their hair and bathed quite frequently and owned several sets of clothing.  The Normans also started a trend of fine fabrics and clothes decorated to an absurd degree.
 
The Norman Conquest brought many changes in the clothing of the English people.  Embroidered and appliqued borders became popular for men and women as did the wearing of belts.  Square necklines gained popular and became as common as the old round style.  The Normans also transmitted their attention to cleanliness and personal appearance to the English.  Soon most English combed their hair and bathed quite frequently and owned several sets of clothing.  The Normans also started a trend of fine fabrics and clothes decorated to an absurd degree.
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Women's clothes went through two notable changes during this period.  First, the sleeves of the super-tunic were no longer flared, but fit tight to the wrist.  Second, the super tunic was no longer hitched up but hung long.  Women continued to keep their heads covered.
 
Women's clothes went through two notable changes during this period.  First, the sleeves of the super-tunic were no longer flared, but fit tight to the wrist.  Second, the super tunic was no longer hitched up but hung long.  Women continued to keep their heads covered.
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[[Image:Men1000.jpg|thumb|150px|Man from 1000 to 1100 AD.]]For men, the tunic was still popular, and often ornamented with trim or expensive furs.  Towards the end of the century, a garment much like modern shorts became popular for a short time (see illustration).  Long tunics began to be used on formal occasions.  The braccos began to be cut tighter, changing into more of leggings, but the old style bound to the leg remained popular as well. 
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== England - 1100 AD ==
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Shoes were still flimsy by modern standards, and like the rest of English costume became increasingly ornamented.
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== England - 1200 AD ==
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== England - 1100 AD ==
 
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