Yes, Eddie would have been a wonderful Landsknecht. *chuckle* Oh, except they don’t seem to like high heels as much as he does. ;)
The theories about "why" they dressed that way range from flaunting of period sumptuary law (which I have not found proof of, depite the long-standing reenactor stories) to the slightly ridiculous (as a means to pack more plunder onto their person in the form of fabric).
To me, it appears to simply be an evolution from the more tightly fitted styles into sometime designed to show a disregard of 'accepted' societal norms. I tend to associate it with the sort of 'bling and low riding pants' fashions of the Gangsta movement. Logical? Nope. But is sure shows where you are from and what you are about.
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The theories about "why" they dressed that way range from flaunting of period sumptuary law (which I have not found proof of, depite the long-standing reenactor stories) to the slightly ridiculous (as a means to pack more plunder onto their person in the form of fabric).
To me, it appears to simply be an evolution from the more tightly fitted styles into sometime designed to show a disregard of 'accepted' societal norms. I tend to associate it with the sort of 'bling and low riding pants' fashions of the Gangsta movement. Logical? Nope. But is sure shows where you are from and what you are about.