Since 2004 I have been making arming cottes (gambesons, aketons… whatever you wish to call them), pourpoints (padded, quilted garments), and unpadded martial surcottes for medieval armour and combat practitioners. Here’s a selection of some of these commissions. I don’t actively take commissions anymore, but every once in a long while I get the urge and make something for someone. Click any of the thumbnails below to browse the gallery.
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- Arming cotte based on the Charles de Blois pourpoint, front
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- Arming cotte based on the Charles de Blois pourpoint, back
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- Arming cotte with grandes assiettes
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- Arming cotte made by Nicholas Friend from custom-fit pattern by me
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- Mid-15thc arming doublet with grandes assiettes, front
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- Mid-15thc arming doublet with grandes assiettes, back
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- Arming cotte with grandes assiettes tailoring outlined
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- Pourpoint based loosely on shape of the pourpoint of Charles VI
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- Pourpoint based on an Italian image from the 1370s, back
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- Italian-style pourpoint, worn without armour
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- Italian pourpoint used under an armour display
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- Coat of plates, front
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- Coat of plates, back
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- Side-laced 1350s surcotte
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- 1350s surcotte, lacing visible
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- 1350s surcotte, worn with armour
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- Silk side-laced cyclas, 1340s
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- Side-laced cyclas
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- Lined early 14thc surcotte with fold-back riding slits
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- Early 14thc surcotte with fold-back riding slits
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- Early 14thc surcotte with Osmorog cross
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- A surcotte created from my tutorial instructions