Historical Costumes of England: From the Eleventh to the Twentieth Century |
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band became blue bodice bolero boots breeches brim buttons car coats century Cloaks coat Fig collar Colours common Figs Costume cote-hardie crêpe cuffs cut-work damask decorated doublet dress Fig elbow embroidered fabrics falling band farthingale fashionable Fig Fashions Women's Fashions fastened favour fitting frilled front Fig full skirt fustian Gable hood girdle gown grey gypon hair hanging hats headdress heels hips hood hose houppelande hung jacket jerkin knee lace lace-edged later leather linen Luttrell Psalter matching material Men's Fashions Women's muffs muslin neck neckline nylon Orlon padded petticoat plain Plate VII pleated popular Fig reign ribbons round ruff russet satin seen seventies shirt shoes short shorter shoulders Fig silk sleeve Fig soft stockings striped style suède supertunic taffeta Terylene toes trimmed trousers tunic tweed under-tunic usually veil velvet waist waistcoat watchet wear Fig wide wigs wimple wool woollen cloths wore worn Fig wrist