Doublet

Fitted upper-body garment of the European gentleman

The doublet was a close-fitting men's jacket worn across Europe from the 14th to 17th centuries. Padded and buttoned or laced at the front, it featured decorative slashing to reveal colorful linings beneath, along with puffed sleeves that varied dramatically by era. Paired with hose and connected by lacing points at the waist, it formed the core of aristocratic male dress. The exaggerated peascod belly silhouette became a defining fashion statement of the Elizabethan period.