Celtic men had two different outfits. The first was a léine, a linen tunic, worn with a woollen brat. The second was a jacket, called an inar, worn with short trousers or shorts called truis. Kilts most likely weren’t around in the fifth century, but a damaged stone carving of Cain and Abel shows a man wearing a skirt-like garment with no upper body covering.

A brat was a cloak like garment, made from sheeps wool. They were a showpiece to display their wealth and the sewing skills of their ladies, being trimmed with fancy stitching and woven in colourful patterns and fringes. It was long and wide enough to be a blanket to use when sleeping outdoors. The brat could be folded and draped a number of different ways depending on the activity they were doing. During battle and hunting activities, the brat would be folded and draped over a shoulder, other activities that didn’t involve much moving around, it would have been casually draped.

The male léine was commonly worn by noble Celts - kings, chieftains, and wealthy warriors. Poorer Celts may have worn a less extravagant version. The léine was a long rectangular linen garment, pinned at the shoulder without any sleeves. This design was similar to the Romans tunics at the time, and was modified and worn by many European cultures of the time. The sleeved version, léinte would have had sleeves down to the wrist. They would have been worn down to the knee but cut to the calves or ankles and then pulled up through the belt to shorten the overall length. It could also be cut short to show the legs. The léine would be decorated with fringing and brightly coloured borders, made from tapestry and other needlework techniques.

The inar was a jacket that was cut like a modern bathrobe, which was made from wool and were mainly worn by common soldiers. The truis were worn just above the knee to full-length. Some even had ankle loops designed to fit around the sole of the foot to keep them in place.

Since the inar and trius were worn by common soldiers, they wouldn’t have had extra decoration. A léine would be impractical to wear in combat, as there were no underwear for Celtic men.

Men wore a leather belt. There were two styles, a wide front that buckled in the back, or a standard front-buckling type. The long leather belts had a simple ring on the end that was tied at the waist. Attached to the belt would have been a pouch carrying personal items, such as amulets which warded off bad spirits. They were also used to carry grooming tools, such as combs, scissors and tweezers. Sometimes the Celtic men would have decorated their belts with gold and other metal studs. Men also would wear bronze armlets engraved with enamel.