I remember watching The Hurt Locker (starring Jeremy Renner), the movie is meant to depict the Iraq War in 2004 but for some reason there’s a scene where an iPod Touch (releases in 2007), XBOX 360 (releases in 2005) and Gears of War (releases in 2006) present in the barracks even though these did not exist yet. Another anachronism from this movie is when a American soldier spots an Iraqi recording him ready on uploading the footage via YouTube (the website didn’t exist yet until 2005 when the story is set in 2004).

  • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
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    2 days ago

    Nothing is ever colourful in movies set pre-renaissance, everyone looks like a pauper and kings dress in fucking black leather armor…

    In reality most people these days would probably be slightly upset by how garish things were back then, everyone LOVED colour! Even the poorest people would probably have access to some shittily dyed red clothing at least, and from there up the social ladder it would just get more riotously colourful until you get to the nobility who dressed like absolute dickheads.
    The Witcher 3 is actually a pretty good way to get a basic idea of what the past was like: not accurate to any one period or region (and mostly draws from renaissance-y europe), but if you ignore the fantasy bits it’s generally closer to sensible than not, and certainly vastly better than most modern portrayals…

    Here’s some at least reasonably representative images in order of increasing social status, not necessarily from the same places but all from roughly “medieval” times:

    Bonus:

    • Lushed_Lungfish@lemmy.caEnglish
      1·
      1 day ago

      I love that historians and archeologists basically just decided to retcon ancient statuary to just bare marble because the alternative was so shit.

      • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
        2·
        22 hours ago

        not #1? wow you classist smh…

        But yeah non-nobility premodern european clothing was fucking sweet, they knew how to dress.
        I’m personally a massive fan of viking-style commoner clothing, something about all the wool and usage of single-colour layers really appeals to me, and i think it doesn’t look out of place at all nowadays (at least in the colder months).

        • Feathercrown@lemmy.worldEnglish
          1·
          16 hours ago

          I would wear #1 but it’s too strongly associated with the stereotypical medieval look. 2 and 3 are just different enough to throw that off a bit. Also yeah 1 is pretty plain, sorry medieval peasants…

          I wonder if you can get viking clothing anywhere

          • Swedneck@discuss.tchncs.de
            2·
            14 hours ago

            You can totally find premade viking clothing for purchase but it’ll generally be expensive and not necessarily any good quality.

            The nice thing though about premodern commoner clothing is that it’s generally simple enough that you can make it at home, especially with a sewing machine.
            Here are some patterns that seem good: https://medievalmusgrave.blog/viking-clothing

            I highly recommend making a ruana cloak at least, it’s absolutely trivial to make and very flexible.
            All you need is a rectangle of fabric (a blanket works perfectly fine and will be very cozy and hilariously cheap), which you make a cut down the middle of the short side into the middle of the fabric, and then you sew some reinforcement at the end of the cut to prevent it tearing due to strain. If you want to be fancy you can cut out a circle in the middle so it sits a bit more nicely against the neck, and play around with the shape of the outer edges of the cloak.

            I find the easiest and most normal-looking way to wear it is to just wrap a belt around the waist, like this:

            Then if i need more warmth i can scrunch the fabric up more and basically turn it into a puffy jacket.