Historic Costume for the Stage, Volume 10Costume styles include Egyptian, Roman, Greek, early Christian and Biblical, Gothic, Renaissance, Elizabethan, Restoration, Georgian, Romantic, and Fin de Siec̀le. |
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American appeared arranged band belt bodice body braid buttons called century Chap cloth coat collar color continued costume cotton covered crown cuffs decoration described designs draped dress earlier early edge effect England English especially fashion fastened fitted flowers followed French frequently front garment gathered girls gold gown Greek hair hats head heavy illustrated important inches included Italy jacket lace lady later leather legs length linen longer material middle Museum muslin narrow neck Note ornamented painted pattern period Persian petticoat piece plays pleated popular ribbon Roman round seen sewed shape shoes short shoulder shown in fig side silk simple sketched skirt sleeves sometimes stiff stockings straight style suits tight trimming tunic turned usually velvet waist wear wide women wore worn