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accessories Assyrian band belt bodice bonnet braid breeches brim buckram buttons cape cassock century Chap chemise chiton cloth coat coiffure collar color costume cotton cravat crêpe crown cuffs décolletage decoration doublet draped drapery dress edge English fabrics fashion fastened French frock frock coat front garment girls gold gown Greek hair hats head headdress heavy himation hips hoop hoop skirts houppelande illustrated inches jacket jerkin jewelry knee lace lady leather legs linen material millinery mob-cap motifs Museum muslin neck ornamented painted papier-mâché pattern peplum period petticoat pinned pleated popular ribbon Roman ruff ruffles sateen satin seam sewed shape shirt shoes short shoulder shown in fig side silk sketched in fig skirt sleeves sometimes stiff style surcote taffeta tarlatan tight toga trimming trousers tunic velvet waist waistcoat wear wide width women woolen wore worn