Editing Surcoat (section)

===Women's surcoat===
Women began wearing surcoats during the 13th century, both with and without sleeves.<ref name="newman">{{cite book|last1=Newman|first1=Paul B.|title=Daily Life in the Middle Ages|date=2001|publisher=McFarland|isbn=9780786450527|pages=115–116|language=en}}</ref> A particular style, known as the sideless surcoat, developed as a fashion in the 14th century. This was a sleeveless, floor-length garment featuring exaggerated armholes, which at their most extreme were open from shoulder to hip, revealing the gown underneath. The narrow strip covering the torso, known as the plackard,<ref name="cumming">{{cite book|last1=Cumming|first1=Valerie|last2=Cunnington|first2=C. W.|last3=Cunnington|first3=P. E.|title=The Dictionary of Fashion History|date=2010|publisher=Berg|isbn=9780857851437|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=e3evAwAAQBAJ|page=186|language=en}}</ref> was usually no more than a foot wide. The style drew criticism from some moralists, who thought the garment drew an inappropriate amount of attention to the female body.<ref name="newman"/> Despite this, sideless surcoats continued to be worn as ceremonial dress well into the 15th century, long after they had ceased to be fashionable. Some estimates place them being worn as state apparel as late as 1525.<ref name="cumming"/>