The typical women’s clothing for the fifth and sixth centuries was a body-length garment pulled up to the armpit and worn over a sleeved under-garment, usually another dress, by fastening brooches at the shoulders.
Changes in Anglo-Saxon women’s dress began in the late sixth century in Kent and rapidly spread to other regions. These reflected the increasing influence of the Frankish Kingdom and the Byzantine Empire and a revival of Roman culture.
Between the tenth and eleventh centuries, women wore a sleeveless overgarment with or without a hood (but with a head covering with an opening for the face), perhaps influenced by Near Eastern art.
Around the year 1300, there was a change in well-off women’s clothing towards tighter-fitting garments, lower necklines, and more curvaceous silhouettes. Clothing was over-lapped and tightly bound. By the end of the 14th century, the dress had replaced all garment items aside from the surcoat