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Medieval dresses reached from the shoulders to the ankles; wealthy women liked to demonstrate that they could afford more material and often had a short train dragging on the ground behind.

A woman showing her legs would be considered wanton or common and would be accused by the Church; washerwomen, dyers and other working women often tucked up their dresses under their belts to keep the hem out of the wet, but no decent or well-bred woman would do such a thing.

Dress fashions changed considerably during the very long medieval period, but hems were always very close to the ground.

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