Samurai Costume

Step 8 The Haidate(lower thigh armor)

The haidate was worn from the waste and hung under the Kusazuri. There are a lot of variations of haidate, and most had small armor plates all tied on together. I did not want to cut 36 small pieces of sintra so I settled on 36 painted rectangles! It worked fine. I made this by going to Goodwill and buying some fat pants. I cut the legs off and the knees, folded the waist line back over a shoelace, and there ya have it. A haidate apron! It wears like an original haidate and saved some time and money(cheapo pants!)