Middle-Earth Clothing - The Barrow-Downs Discussion Forum

Rumil · 06-08-2009, 12:56 PM

Nicely spotted Mith!

some other clothing-related odds and ends...

No shoes for hobbits, hairy feet mandatory (unless you believe Maril

), except for some of the Stoors that seem to have worn clogs or boots in marshy land.

The Guard at Minas Tirith wore surcoats over their armour.

Oh, and the Dwarven cloaks had detachable hoods (how does that work?)

The Shirrifs wore caps with feathers on.

Wood elves liked green, Lothlorien elves grey or white.

Cloaks seem popular - hobbits, dwarves, Aragorn, elves, Wizards, etc

Orc clothes were made of some unclean hairy beast-fell (reminded me of horribly scratchy camel-hair coats that were popular in the 70s)

Definitely agree with Eomer that practically everyone would wear a hat (when outside of course), after all 50 years ago in our reality practically everyone did too - little in the way of central heating, shopping malls, cars etc.

06-08-2009, 12:56 PM	#21
Rumil Sage & Onions Join Date: Aug 2002 Location: Britain Posts: 894	I'll get my coat Nicely spotted Mith! some other clothing-related odds and ends... No shoes for hobbits, hairy feet mandatory (unless you believe Maril ), except for some of the Stoors that seem to have worn clogs or boots in marshy land. The Guard at Minas Tirith wore surcoats over their armour. Oh, and the Dwarven cloaks had detachable hoods (how does that work?) The Shirrifs wore caps with feathers on. Wood elves liked green, Lothlorien elves grey or white. Cloaks seem popular - hobbits, dwarves, Aragorn, elves, Wizards, etc Orc clothes were made of some unclean hairy beast-fell (reminded me of horribly scratchy camel-hair coats that were popular in the 70s) Definitely agree with Eomer that practically everyone would wear a hat (when outside of course), after all 50 years ago in our reality practically everyone did too - little in the way of central heating, shopping malls, cars etc. __________________ Rumil of Coedhirion