Obstacle Run in Armour – a Short Film by Daniel Jaquet

Obstacle Run in Armour – a Short Film by Daniel Jaquet

Obstacle Run in Armour – a Short Film by Daniel Jaquet

Obstacle Run in Armour – a Short Film by Daniel Jaquet

@sartoriainsulindica​ submitted:

(Otherwise known as: Daniel is at it again!)

Would you like to help destroy the myth that bikini armor can somehow be justified with the explanation that it’s necessary for agility because plate armor is too bulky to move in? 

Of course you would!

Daniel Jaquet, creator of two videos (1, 2) we’ve featured, among other examples, plans to make a video demonstrating how it is possible to run a modern day military obstacle course in a full harness set.

– wincenworks

Women allowed to joust at English Heritage tournament for first time

Women allowed to joust at English Heritage tournament for first time

Women allowed to joust at English Heritage tournament for first time

Women allowed to joust at English Heritage tournament for first time

@sartoriainsulindica submitted:

Worth noting that Mike Loades pointed out things that might give a slightly misleading impression in the article, especially the fact that Nicky and Alix’ extensive jousting experience in European circuits gets barely any mention – which might cause an inattentive reader to think that this is really the first time women were allowed to participate in modern jousting tournaments when in fact it’s only the first time for English Heritage while women had been a prominent presence in European jousting for at least a couple of decades by now.

As everyone should know, we love ladies in jousting matches.

It should also be noted that Alix van Zijl, already competed in another UK jousting tournament in 2013.

That and I feel it’s a good time to mention that the armor worn at these events is not only authentic looking – it’s authentically functional too, by necessity.

– wincenworks

@sartoriainsulindica submitted:

Arne Koets shows an optimal configuration for a well-tailored suit of mail – close-fitting in the arms, somewhat looser in the body. This is admittedly a rather extreme example in terms of how precisely it is tailored to the individual wearer, but the general theme of close-fitting arms and more ease in the body is fairly consistent in most medieval European illustrations of mail.

A common problem with mail/chainmail is that there’s a real shortage of references of actually well fitting/well tailored outfits.  To a certain extent, it’s fairly realistic that regular soldiers would not have had personally tailored armor – but it’s also led depictions of everything from billowy sleeves to practically painted on in what’s (supposedly) serious attempts to depict the armor.

As you can see, the fitting isn’t really that different to many other more conventional garments.  The main thing to remember that you really can’t go much tighter than this because the mail will start to become less effective, and wearing it may actually harm you.

– wincenworks