Dressing the Part: A History of Costume for the Theatre |
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THE MIDDLE AGES 8001300 A D | 90 |
THE FOURTEENTH CENTURY | 107 |
THE FIFTEENTH CENTURY | 120 |
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Accessories added adopted band became belt blue bodice bottom breeches brim buttons called carried century classes cloak cloth coat collar color COSTUME cotton covered crown cuffs curls decorated deep designs draped dress ears edge effect elaborate England face falling band fashion fastened favored fitted folded France front garments gathered gold gown green hair hats head Headdress held hood inches Italy jacket jeweled King knee lace ladies later leather length linen loose Louis lower material metal narrow neck Ornaments painted pattern period plain pleated pointed popular puffs ribbon Roman round ruffles shape shirt shoes short shoulder showed shown side silk silver similar skirt sleeves sometimes square stockings style tight trimmed trousers tunic usually velvet vest vogue waist waistline wear wide women wore worn