History of Costume: From the Ancient Egyptians to the Twentieth CenturyContains the history and illustrations of costumes and accessories from the Ancient Egyptians to the twentieth century. |
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accessory Albert Museum Alinari Photograph armscye band bodice braid breeches brim British Museum Bronze Age Brooklyn Museum buttons cape center back center front century B.C. chiton closely cloth coat collar color cotehardie courtepy crown cuffs cyclas decade decoration doublet Draft draped dress early embroidered embroidery empire period England Etruscan fabric fashion fastened Figure folded footwear France French garment girdle gold gown Greek hair hairdress head headdress hennin himation hood hose houppelande illustrated jeweled King knee lace ladies length linen liripipe loin skirt Louvre Luttrell Psalter mantle Men's Costume Metropolitan Museum Museum of Art neck neckline outer paintings panel pattern pleats portrait Queen redingote Redrawn Roman ruff ruffles satin seam shape shirt shoes shoulder shown in Fig shows silk sixteenth century sleeves style surcoat taffeta trousers tume tunic tury upper velvet waist waistcoat waistline wear women wore worn wrap wrist