![]() If you want to dress medieval you can’t just put on any old thing that’s not typically 21 stcentury and believe it’ll be correct. They had their culture a unique mix of national and local history, politics, superstitions and religion, just as we have ours today, and it influenced their whole lives. She and her husband, their families and neighbours were real people who were born, lived – ate, drank, worked, feasted, laughed and cried, rejoiced and mourned, experienced pleasure and pain – married, had children, grew old and died. Your great-great-great-something-grandmother lived then. It’s important to understand that the Middle Ages actually existed. Here are a few things that are good to consider before you begin. As a rough beginner’s guide it should be helpful though. Please note: I’m primarily writing this from a Swedish/Scandinavian point of view, which means dates or finer details may not always be applicable to the region you wish to recreate from. In short, it’s the guide I would have liked to have when I started out many years ago, making what I thought was a pretty decent medieval dress from a brown cotton sheet. My hope is that it will help you not to waste time, money and energy on clothing full of newbie mistakes. It is for you I write this beginner’s guide. I do however believe that I know more than those who haven’t even thought of the Middle Ages since history class in school but would now like proper clothes for a Medieval festival or similar. I’m in no way an expert on this I always learn new things, and that is part of the fun. I’m wearing the wimple and veil of a married women, and fashionable braids are peeking ut on the sides. Me, Sarah Wagner, in late 14th century clothing. Some are quite close to the period they want to represent, but unfortunately many miss the target – some by a hair, some spectacularly. Everything has plenty of appropriate stitch detailing and swatches.This is a translation of a post that was originally written in 2013.Īs I love historical clothing, living history and re-enactment in general, and do late 14 th century with the other members of Albrechts Bössor (Albrecht’s Gunners), I have had ample opportunity to see people in what they consider to be medieval clothing. ![]() Teens, adults, and elders will have plenty of options, from dresses and gowns to jackets and smock outfits. This set, comprised of stuff that may look familiar if you’re familiar with The Sims 3 store, includes stuff for everyone child-aged and older.įor the kiddos, there are some nice villager-inspired outfits and hats. You just won’t find a 1500s kid with bleached tips or slip-on shoes. Most clothes and hairstyles are, of course, very modern. And that’s not at all a bad thing.īut clearly many players like to step into the past – and CAS is one of the biggest hurdles to do that. ![]() The Sims 4 is very “now-oriented”, focusing on today’s trends and culture. Where’s the Colonial pack or something for rural Italy? Now that I’m thinking about it, it’s almost a little strange just how much effort has been put into giving us this content. ![]() ![]() You can choose from a variety of swatches too, which include solid colors as well as an ornate pattern.Įven The Sims 3 delved into Medieval stuff. This four-post bed features a canopy that matches the duvet. Maybe it’s referring to the size, but this design is so regal, it’s definitely not something you’d find in a peasant sleeping in… unless they snuck into a castle. It’s dubbed the Queen Bed, and that could be taken in a few ways. Without this conversion, you wouldn’t have many appropriate bed choices for a Medieval build in The Sims 4. Utilizing past games allows content creators so much freedom and a little less work, which makes for us having a lot more stuff, since so many concepts have already been included in past Sims installments. I will just never get tired of conversions. There was actually a whole Sims game specifically for this era, and much of that content has been converted over to The Sims 4 for us to use. The Middle Ages are not a new concept to The Sims, believe it or not. ![]()
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