Help With Realistic Late Roman Clothing for Starting Out?

[Liburnius]

Once again, thanks for your advice. I'm still considering specific eras, and eventually, I'll have to narrow it down, and stylistic choices could help.

While I do have much appreciation for earlier time periods as well, I really like much of anything 5th century (especially the later times of Aetius and Attila through Nepos/Syagrius/Odoacer, and the legendary Arthurian period of southern Britannia, which could be early 6th century), the 3rd Century Crisis has also witnessed very interesting changes in political and military circumstances (especially in Diocletian's reign, and Roman officer Lucius Artorius Castus, most likely misinterpreted to be the source of the King Arthur legends, could possibly have been alive during earlier decades of the century, although also the last century, a fascinating figure in his own right), and the reign of Constantine the Great in the earlier 4th century. As I've implied, I'm very interested in Sub-Roman Britain and the historicity of the Arthurian legends, and I often play a modification for Mount & Blade: Warband, called Brytenwalda, set a bit after those times near the mid-6th century, yet similar looking.

Right now, I'm looking at footwear. The site below makes it seem as though these options are accurate to the 3rd through 4th centuries AD, especially with Northern/Western Europe in mind, but what do you think? I like the closed boot/shoe styles, but I also like the apparently much more commonly worn carbatinae. For some reason, I am not accustomed to the look of the campagi shoes. These all seem to lack hobnails (you need to buy them separately), which I appreciate, as I would like to hold off on that. The last ones appear to resemble typical Roman and Germanic carbatinae styles I've seen on other sites and historical depictions, but the name is not used there, and it is claimed that the design (with more or less very similar variations in appearances) was used throughout much of the Iron Age through Early Middle Ages.

https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/aux...ry-ad.html

https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/rom...ry-ad.html

https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/lea...ndals.html

https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/iro...ndels.html

A couple of Armamentaria options are these:

https://www.armamentaria.com/store/index...pevns7alc3

https://www.armamentaria.com/store/index...pevns7alc3

It would be interesting to know what more casual sandals (soleae) would have looked like, as well as where they are sold.


I've also been looking at tunic options, and these choices are appealing to me, as well as being quite typical looking designs:

https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/tun...offer.html

https://www.celticwebmerchant.com/en/tun...a-red.html

For wearing a tunic, is a simple rope tied in a knot considered to have been acceptable, with the lack of a leather belt? Perhaps looked down upon or excessively casual, yet fine for a craftsman, farmer, or other laborer?


I found made-to-measure options below, and the price points are higher than I could justify, but they look nice. There is a more expensive tunic with more designs, in the second link:

http://www.lawrensnest.com/ez-catalog/X385623/16/RR2016

http://www.lawrensnest.com/ez-catalog/X385623/16/RR2017


Regarding scarves, I should add that I already own a reproduction off-white wool focale (It's short, so I wrap it around the neck instead of tying it like a cravat), as well as a modern off-white silk scarf that I could tie like one. I've seen pictures of reenactors wearing these garments hanging down the torso, or hidden beneath the tunic's collar, often especially in the context of wearing armor, but without as well.