A padded arming cap with an extended collar gives coverage down to the neck and shoulders as well as the head, cushioning a broader area beneath a full helmet and camail or aventail.
This reproduction is made from padded cotton, suited to wearing beneath a close helmet or great helm where neck coverage matters as much as head protection.
Deepeeka’s reproduction recreates that essential padded headwear, part of our historical clothing range.
A padded arming cap with an extended collar gives coverage down to the neck and shoulders as well as the head, cushioning a broader area beneath a full helmet and camail or aventail.
This reproduction is made from padded cotton, suited to wearing beneath a close helmet or great helm where neck coverage matters as much as head protection.
Deepeeka’s reproduction recreates that essential padded headwear, part of our historical clothing range.
This shirt is styled for a knightly impression, made from cotton for a practical, breathable base layer beneath armour or a tunic.
A comfortable base layer was genuinely essential for anyone wearing armour for extended periods, helping manage sweat and prevent chafing beneath heavier layers.
Deepeeka’s reproduction recreates that practical medieval shirt form, 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.
This version offers an alternative build to our other jupon, 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.
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.
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.
