Nortish dress codes

Nortan clothing refers to the modern and traditional clothing attire worn in Great Nortend, not just in Nortend. Nortan clothing is generally quite similar to western clothing; however, it is a distinct branch and unlike the relatively homogenised fashions of the western world, retains a unique appearance.

The costumes as worn by the lower classes of rural Great Nortend varies greatly between localities and employment. A normal working costume for general labourers may include:

• A linen shirt or smock. This usually has a detachable soft collar and is sometimes tied with a woollen necktie.
• Underlinens.
• Woollen trousers or wool-lined leather trousers. Usually twill in various colours, but usually browns or dark blues and reds.
• Braces.
• A woollen coat. Usually twill, 'sack like', and single breasted with notched labels in various colours, as per trousers. Often has a contrasting collar in a corduroy or similar.
• A hat, such as a woollen flat cap, a felted bonnet or a straw hat in summer. In subdued colours.
• Woollen socks.
• Laced leather shoes or wooden soled clogs with laced leather uppers.

For women, more decorative clothing is worn.

• A linen smock or chemise.
• Woollen or linen covered stays. They are generally not boned or only minimally boned, and used to support the body.
• Any number of of linen or woollen petticoats.
• A woollen or linsey-woolley skirt.
• A woollen or linsey-woolley bed gown. This usually matches the skirt if made of linsey-woolley.
• A linen blouse. Typically with a rounded detachable collar.
• A woollen shawl, which is wrapped around the shoulders and fastened in the front.
• A linen bonnet, which covers the hair, sometimes with a straw hat in summer.
• Woollen stockings.
• Buckled leather shoes or wooden soled clogs with leather uppers.

Typically, clothing is locally made by local tailors or clothiers, or at home. Home-spun linens and woollens may be used to reduce costs.