The Final Garment
The final undergarment is a simple knee-length dress. Its main features include a squared facing up the top and two splits from the hip down. The undergarment is a sleeveless tunic as these were popular in the medieval times, especially for a peasant. The neckline is a high neck as the dress that will go on top of it is low, which will show the contrast of colours as well as the main design feature of the undergarment, the squared facing. The squared facing was added so the neck hole would fit a range of head shapes and sizes. The undergarment is simply made out of two pieces of fabric which enables the dress to be large and flow well, thus would fit a range of body types. The addition of the two splits also allows for the undergarment to not be tight, flow well and fit a range of body shapes. The fabric (batiste) used is simple and somewhat see through, as it does not need to be thick or heavy fabric as it goes under other items of clothing. The length of the undergarment is up to the knee, as it is not seen at all, besides the top bit of the dress. It only needs to be up to the knee because if it were any longer it would be easier to trip over while the individual was completing duties due to wearing two long garments. The fabric is not dyed as this allows a contrast of colours within each piece of the costume and as dye was expensive, a peasant would not be able to afford to do this often. This can be seen in the four images presented below.