{"id":3167,"date":"2026-09-14T10:18:30","date_gmt":"2026-09-14T09:18:30","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ekoni.hu\/utmutatok\/mi-az-a-farsetto\/"},"modified":"2026-09-14T10:48:42","modified_gmt":"2026-09-14T09:48:42","slug":"what-is-a-farsetto","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ekoni.hu\/en\/utmutatok\/mi-az-a-farsetto\/","title":{"rendered":"What Is a Farsetto?"},"content":{"rendered":"

The farsetto is the fitted, lined upper garment of 14th- and 15th-century Italian menswear. In English the same kind of garment is called a doublet, and in French a pourpoint. If you see a man in a short, tight top and colourful hose in a 15th-century Italian fresco, he is almost certainly wearing a farsetto.<\/p>\n

What Is a Farsetto For?<\/h2>\n

The farsetto is the layer worn over the shirt, and it has two important jobs. First, it shapes the upper body: the fashion of the time favoured a close-fitting silhouette, slightly padded at the chest and slim at the waist. Second, the hose are tied to it. Fifteenth-century hose were not held up by a belt but tied to the lower edge of the farsetto with points, laces tipped with metal aiglets. That is why the farsetto has to fit well: if it is too loose or too long, the hose will not sit properly.<\/p>\n

How Was It Worn?<\/h2>\n

Working men and young men often wore the farsetto on its own as their outer garment. Others wore a giornea, a longer coat or a cloak over it. In the second half of the century the farsetto became shorter and shorter, often reaching only to the waist. Our striped farsetto follows the frescoes of the Castle of Issogne and is cut exactly this short, so it holds the hose comfortably.<\/p>\n

Farsetto, Doublet, Pourpoint, Gambeson: What Is the Difference?<\/h2>\n