Re: arming doublet and mail pictures

[gwyn1-at-poczta.fm]

Hi all!
Rather suspicious. The pic with mail being worn over puffed shoulders is quite clearly showing some antique/exotic scene- many pieces of armour and clothing look quite strange. While I do not claim any expertise I'd suggest that mail worn over puffed shoulders is an element of exotic stylisation. And, as I've said at the very beginning, this solution is not very 'wearer-friendly'.
People wearing something that looks like a full mail shirt under other pieces of torso (jacks, brigandines, braestplates) armour are not that rare in iconography. A mail shirt by itself is, however, much rarer, if not exceptional. Most probably a mail shirt was easier to come by than a tailor-made arming doublet with mail gussets (made for knights and men-at-arms). What do you think about such a look?
Cheers
Mick