Herigaut

A herigaut is a gown-like garment worn in the thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries.^[1] Alternative spellings include herigald, heregaud, gerygoud and herigans.^[1] It was three-quarters to full length with hanging sleeves.^[1] Sometimes the sleeves were tucked at the top to increase fullness below.^[2] Although it was primarily a men's garment, women occasionally wore it as well.^[2] Along with the garnache, it is a variant of the garde-corps,^[3] and it is also related to the houppelande.^[4]

Charles, 6th Dauphin, from his tomb effigy. He is wearing a herigaut with tucked sleeves.

References

1. Cumming, Valerie; Cunnington, C.W.; Cunnington, P.E. (2010). The dictionary of fashion history (Rev., updated ed.). Oxford: Berg. p. 103. ISBN 9781847885333.
2. Evans, Joan (1952). Dress in mediaeval France. Clarendon Press. p. 19. ISBN 9780598575180.
3. Fabre, Maurice (1966). History of fashion. Edito-Service. p. 24. ISBN 9787800602573.
4. Howell, Lauren. "Early Gothic-13th & 14th Centuries". Illinois State University. Archived from the original on 9 August 2012. Retrieved 18 July 2013.