Peasant clothing is fancy dress based on the peasant life of yesteryear, with embroidered bodices and aprons, waistcoats, slip jackets and breeches in black, brown and red. If you want to keep your medieval clothing simple and rustic, you will find shirts with lace-up cuffs and boot covers here, and the style continues with pinstripes and brown checks from the 1920s. In addition to complete sets for men, women and children, there are separate jackets and waistcoats, ideal for carnival and a peasant wedding.
Slip jacket, waistcoat or embroidered bodice: who wears what?
- Peasant clothing for men consists of medieval sets with a shirt with wide sleeves, a vest and trousers, and waistcoats with pinstripes or brown checks in the style of the 1920s.
- For women, there are long skirts with an embroidered or laced bodice, a ruffled collar or bare shoulders, and often a hood or bonnet for the hair.
- Black slip jackets are available as a men's model with satin lapels, as a women's model with narrow trim along the panels, and in children's sizes, so that an entire wedding party can dress in the same style.
- Peasant clothing for children ranges from grey boys' outfits with vest panels and a red bow to girls' dresses with a white apron or a white hood.
- The children's sizes for the fitted models range from body height 110 to 176 cm, and you choose based on length rather than age.
Layering peasant clothing
Peasant clothing has traditionally been built up in layers, with a light shirt or blouse as a base, a vest or bodice over that, and trousers or a long skirt with an apron underneath. You can recognize a medieval peasant by wide sleeves, laces and boot covers over the shoes, while the peasant from the 1920s wears a tighter waistcoat with breeches and a matching cap. At a peasant wedding, black and white often predominate, and a red bow or a neckerchief provides the accent of colour. A separate slip jacket or waistcoat contains only that single piece, so combine it with your own white shirt and dark trousers. Some medieval men's sets contain the shirt, vest and trousers together in the packaging, so you only need to choose shoes.
Complete set, headwear or separate detail: where do you start?
The components differ mainly in how much of your outfit you arrange at once.
- If you want a complete set all at once, start your choice with a peasant costume.
- A peasant cap immediately makes any waistcoat or jacket recognisable as a peasant look.
- The peasant smock is the separate top piece that you wear over your own clothes.
- In the peasant woman costume collection, you will find complete outfits for the peasant's wife.
- With a peasant woman's bonnet on the hair, a simple dress immediately looks peasant.
- The peasant accessories complete an outfit that is already almost ready.
- If you are mainly looking for a dress as a base for your look, start with the dresses.
- A peasant pipe in the mouth or breast pocket is the final detail of the peasant look.
Peasant clothing for carnival and the peasant wedding
Peasant clothing for carnival is mainly worn when you celebrate a peasant wedding with a group, with a bride and groom, family and guests in matching clothing. Because there are models for men, women and children, you can dress an entire family in the same style. It is also suitable outside of carnival when you dress up as a peasant for a theme party.
Your peasant clothing quickly at home
Size usually makes the difference, so measure a child's body height and use the standard clothing size for adults. If you are torn between a set and separate pieces, first see what you already have hanging in your wardrobe. If you order before 11:59 p.m., you will have your peasant clothing at home the next day.
