TRENDS IN TUNICS
The Bayeux Tapestry (actually an embroidery) documenting the Norman invasion of England in 1066 illustrates the fashion of the time: the tunic, shaped like a "T" with insertions for fullness.
It was the basic clothing for Saxons and Normans, but the trend for wearing short tunics was relatively new
-- one of many continental fashions that King Edward the Confessor introduced when he came to the English throne in 1042 after exile at the Court of Normandy.
Most men wore two tunics: a linen undergarment covered by an over-tunic.
The under-tunic was sometimes longer, so that the bottom of it peeped out below the hem of the over-tunic.
Pulled on over the head, tunics had a slit at the front of the neck, bordered by a band or collar, often in a contrasting color.
A belt was worn, sitting at the waist or low on the hips, and could be used to tuck up extra length.
Although tunics were ubiquitous, the quality of the cloth reflected the wealth of the wearer.
The aristocracy, often shown in the tapestry as pointing and giving orders, wore sumptuous silk tunics with gold embroidery imported from the East.
The bright colors showed off expensive dyes.
Much simpler, coarse-cloth tunics with close-fitting leggings were worn by laborers.
The colors available to the ordinary people were shades of natural gray and brown, and greens and blues from plants.
长袍趋势
贝叶挂毯（实际上它是一副刺绣品），记录了1066年诺曼人入侵英格兰时期的潮流风格：“T"字型包裹长袍。
它是撒克逊人与诺曼人时期的基本款式，但穿短袍在当时是新的趋势
-- 当时众多欧陆潮流风格之一，是被人称作忏悔者皇帝的爱德华在诺曼底流放之后于1042年回到英格兰继承王位。
大多数男性穿件袍子：一件亚麻打底式袍子外罩一件拖地袍。
打底袍子有时候比罩衫更长，所以你会看到下摆从罩衫底部露出来。
从头部开始看，袍子在正面领口处有一条狭长的切口，由包边或者领子镶嵌，通常使用对比色。
需要搭配腰带，位置在腰部或者低一些到臀部位置，它能够帮助收紧袍子额外的长度。
虽然袍子无处不在，但布料的质量仍然反反映处穿着者的财富。
挂毯展示了贵族经常发号施令，他们穿着从东方进口带黄金刺绣的豪华丝绸长袍。
明亮颜色展示了昂贵染料。
更简单的，粗布袍子搭配紧身裤，是劳动者的日常服饰。
普通人可以用到的颜色是天然灰与棕，以及来自植物的绿与蓝色。
