I was wondering if pourpoints were worn under jacks for pointing the hose to? Since wearing a doublet underneath a jack would be a bit warm, but I'm not sure what else they would use to keep the hose up.

I could be wrong, and I often am but do we know that a pourpoint was ever worn.
The consensus on other forums I go on seems to be that even though the pourpoints are worn throughout the re-enacting community, we only have two images of a sleeveless doublet to work from and they are of french farmers, not military people at all.

Like I say, I could be wrong and am quite happy to be proved wrong because then i can make one and wear it instead of my doublet.

Craig

i wear a pourpoint to hold up my hosen when i wear an arming coat under my jack. but thats only if i wear the metal arms etc. if not i just put my jack on over my doublet

(oh my jack is sleeveless btw)

Thanks for your input guys. Regardless of whether they were used in period in such a way I'm going to wear one anyway, since the doublet I want to get has puffed sleeves (wouldn't fit under my jack anyways) and because a normal doublet would be a bit warm in the summer sun...but then again a jack in the summer sun is going to be hot anyways. :eek: