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  Medieval Shirt I, Cotton

  SKU: PA2023

  This medieval-style shirt is made from cotton, a versatile everyday garment suited to a general medieval impression across many social classes and periods.

  Shirts of this basic form remained broadly similar in cut across much of the medieval period, worn as a base layer beneath a tunic, gambeson, or other outerwear.

  Deepeeka’s reproduction recreates that practical medieval shirt form, part of our historical clothing range.

  
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  Padded Arming Hood with Collar

  SKU: PA1002

  A padded arming hood covers the head and neck more fully than a simple cap, cushioning the area beneath a mail coif or full helmet with an integrated collar.

  This reproduction is made from padded cotton, suited to wearing beneath a great helm, close helm, or mail coif where full head and neck coverage matters.

  Deepeeka’s reproduction recreates that essential padded headwear, part of our historical clothing range.

  
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  Gambeson with Removable Arms

  SKU: PA6077

  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 version is fitted with removable arms, letting a wearer adapt the garment between full-sleeve coverage and a sleeveless build depending on what other armour is worn over top.

  Deepeeka’s reproduction recreates that adaptable piece of medieval arming wear, part of our historical clothing range.

  
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  Medieval Aketon, Padded Cotton, Alternate Build

  SKU: PA2042.RC

  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.