Tunic
Universal T-shaped garment of the medieval world
The tunic was the most fundamental garment of medieval Europe — a simple T-shaped body covering worn by men and women of every social class from antiquity through the Middle Ages. Secured with a belt that itself served as a status marker, its length and fabric quality indicated rank: short and coarse linen for laboring commoners, long and fine silk for royalty. Descended directly from the Roman tunica, it persisted for centuries as the base layer over which surcoats and cloaks were worn.
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