The jupon was a fitted, sleeveless padded garment worn by knights over armour, often emblazoned with heraldry to identify the wearer amid the chaos of battle, distinct from the aketon or gambeson worn as a base layer beneath armour.
Unlike a purely defensive undergarment, the jupon could serve as a standalone display piece, worn over a mail shirt or plate cuirass to show a knight’s colours and arms.
Deepeeka’s reproduction is made from padded cotton, part of our historical clothing range.
The jupon was a fitted, sleeveless padded garment worn by knights over armour, often emblazoned with heraldry to identify the wearer amid the chaos of battle, distinct from the aketon or gambeson worn as a base layer beneath armour.
Unlike a purely defensive undergarment, the jupon could serve as a standalone display piece, worn over a mail shirt or plate cuirass to show a knight’s colours and arms.
Deepeeka’s reproduction is made from padded cotton, part of our historical clothing range.
Known variously as the gambeson, aketon, arming doublet, or padded jack, this quilted defensive garment was a vital part of medieval equipment from around the 10th century onward, worn either as standalone armour or beneath mail and plate. Built from multiple layers of linen or wool stitched together by quilting, with stuffing that varied from scrap cloth to horsehair, a sufficiently thick gambeson offered genuinely excellent protection, absorbing and distributing the force of blows while preventing the chafing that bare mail or plate would otherwise cause against the skin. The word aketon likely derives from the Arabic al-qutn, “the cotton,” reflecting the garment’s origins and preferred stuffing material.
This reproduction recreates the aketon specifically, the quilted jacket most often worn directly under armour, its name likely derived from the Arabic al-qutn for cotton, its traditional stuffing material.
Deepeeka’s reproduction recreates that essential piece of medieval arming wear, part of our historical clothing range.
Known variously as the gambeson, aketon, arming doublet, or padded jack, this quilted defensive garment was a vital part of medieval equipment from around the 10th century onward, worn either as standalone armour or beneath mail and plate. Built from multiple layers of linen or wool stitched together by quilting, with stuffing that varied from scrap cloth to horsehair, a sufficiently thick gambeson offered genuinely excellent protection, absorbing and distributing the force of blows while preventing the chafing that bare mail or plate would otherwise cause against the skin. The word aketon likely derives from the Arabic al-qutn, “the cotton,” reflecting the garment’s origins and preferred stuffing material.
This reproduction offers an alternative build to our other medieval aketon, the quilted jacket most often worn directly under armour.
Deepeeka’s reproduction recreates that essential piece of medieval arming wear, part of our historical clothing range.
Known variously as the gambeson, aketon, arming doublet, or padded jack, this quilted defensive garment was a vital part of medieval equipment from around the 10th century onward, worn either as standalone armour or beneath mail and plate. Built from multiple layers of linen or wool stitched together by quilting, with stuffing that varied from scrap cloth to horsehair, a sufficiently thick gambeson offered genuinely excellent protection, absorbing and distributing the force of blows while preventing the chafing that bare mail or plate would otherwise cause against the skin. The word aketon likely derives from the Arabic al-qutn, “the cotton,” reflecting the garment’s origins and preferred stuffing material.
This short-cut version offers a lighter, more mobile build than our full-length gambeson, suited to wearers prioritising freedom of movement.
Deepeeka’s reproduction recreates that essential piece of medieval arming wear, part of our historical clothing range.
This padded arm guard is worn beneath a metal manica, the segmented arm armour that protected a gladiator’s weapon arm, cushioning the limb and preventing chafing during a bout.
Foam padding gives this reproduction genuine comfort for extended wear, a practical layer supporting the more visible metal arm defences typically worn over top.
This reproduction recreates that essential padded undergarment, part of our Roman heritage range.
