Herigaut
A herigaut is a gown-like garment worn in the thirteenth and early fourteenth centuries. Alternative spellings include herigald, heregaud, gerygoud and herigans. It was three-quarters to full length with hanging sleeves,Sometimes the sleeves were tucked at the top to increase fullness below. Although it was primarily a men's garment, women occasionally wore it as well.Along with the garnache, it is a variant of the garde-corps, and it is also related to the houppelande.
As per the historic costumes, The herigaut was a full garment with long, wide sleeves and a slit below the shoulder in front through which the arm could be slipped, leaving the long, full sleeve hanging behind. in some instances the top of the sleeve was pleated or tucked to add fulness to the sleeve.
The herigaut were worn for warmth, and used to be worn by men of 13th and 14th century
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