..the 15th century. They started with the fall of the Western Roman Empire, and continued until around the time Christopher Columbus arrived in the New World in 1492 when the era merged into the Renaissance which would mark the “Age of Discovery” and the beginning of the Early modern Europe.
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages were also called the Medieval Period. The soft flowing lines of the Medieval period followed the natural figure, and no artificial shape was given to the body.
(Sketch: Fashion of 1100-1450 featured flowing garments for the most part)