Throughout the Middle Ages, the common clothing amongst the Gaelic Irish consisted of a "brat" (a woollen semi circular cloak) worn over a "léine" (a loose-fitting, long-sleeved tunic made of linen). For men the "léine" reached to their ankles but was hitched up by means of a crios (pronounced 'kriss') which was a type of woven belt. The léine was hitched up to knee level. Women wore the léine at full length. Men sometimes wore tight-fitting trews (Gaelic triúbhas) but otherwise went bare-legged. The "brat" was simply thrown over both shoulders or sometimes over only one. Occasionally the brat was fastened with a "dealg" (brooch), with men usually wearing the "dealg" at their shoulders and women at their chests. The "ionar" (a short, tight-fitting jacket) became popular later on. In "Topographia Hibernica", written during the 1180s, Gerald de Barri wrote that the Irish commonly wore hoods at that time (perhaps forming part of the "brat"), while Edmund Spenser wrote in the 1580s that the "brat" was (in general) their main item of clothing. Gaelic clothing does not appear to have been influenced by outside styles.