Closes up center front with hooks or lacing. Gowns with short sleeves should be worn with pin on sleeves during chilly weather. Turban, wimple, hood or other coif to cover hair. No hair shows, with exception of braids looped under the ears in the Continental fashion. Keep accessories simple.
Belts are very narrow, usually less than an inch wide, with a simple frame buckle and short tail.
There are a number of good books available that cover the Wars of the Roses period. Houston, Mary G. - Medieval Costume in England and France, The 13th, 14th and 15th Centuries . All rights reserved.