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Textiles were invented in the Middle East during the late stone age. More »
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Corset
A corset is a garment worn to mold and shape the torso into a desired shape for aesthetic or medical purposes . Both men and women are known to wear corsets. Many garments sold as "corsets" during recent years are not technically corsets in the traditional sense. While modern "corsets" and "corset tops" often feature lacing and/or boning and generally mimic a historical style of corsets, they have very little if any effect on the shape of the wearer's body. More »
Skirt and dress
A skirt is a tube- or cone-shaped garment which hangs from the waist and covers all or part of the legs. A dress is a garment consisting of a skirt with an attached bodice or with a matching bodice giving the effect of a one-piece garment. In Western culture, skirts and dresses are usually considered women's clothing. However, there are exceptions. The kilt is considered a traditional men's garment in Scotland and some fashion designers, such as Jean-Paul Gaultier, have shown men's ... More »
Petticoat
A petticoat or underskirt is an article of clothing for women; specifically an undergarment to be worn under a skirt, dress or sari. The petticoat is a separate garment hanging from the waist . *In historical contexts , ''petticoat'' refers to any separate skirt worn with a gown, bedgown, bodice or jacket; these petticoats are not strictly speaking underwear as they were made to be seen. *in both historical and modern contexts, ''petticoat'' refers to skirt-like undergarments worn for warmth... More »
Chemise
:''For the wall in fortification, see Chemise (wall).'' The term chemise can refer to the classic smock or shift, or else can refer to certain modern types of women's undergarments and dresses. In the classical usage it is a simple garment worn next to the skin to protect clothing from sweat and body oils, the precursor to the modern shirts commonly worn in Western nations. ''Chemise'' is the French term . This is a cognate of the Italian word ''camicia'', and the Spanish / Portuguese word... More »
Victorian fashion
The term "Victorian fashion" refers to fashion in clothing in the Victorian era, or the reign of Queen Victoria . It is strictly used only with regard to the United Kingdom and its colonies, but is often used loosely to refer to Western fashions of the period. It may also refer to a supposedly unified style in clothing, home décor, manners, and morals, or a culture, said to be prevalent in the West during this period. More »
Coat (clothing)
:''For other meanings than clothing, see'' Coat (Disambiguation) A coat is an outer garment worn by both men and women, for warmth and/ or fashion. Coats typically have long sleeves and open down the front, closing by means of buttons, zippers, hook-and-loop fasteners, toggles, a belt, or a combination of these. The term ''jacket'' is reserved for a hip-length or shorter garment, while ''coat'' can be used for a garment of any length. More »
Gown
A gown is a loose outer garment from knee- to full-length worn by men and women in Europe from the early Middle Ages to the seventeenth century ; later, ''gown'' was applied to any woman's garment consisting of a bodice and attached skirt. A long, loosely-fitted gown called a Banyan was worn by men in the eighteenth century as an informal coat. The gowns worn today by academics, judges, and some clergy derive directly from the everyday garments worn by their medieval predecessors,... More »
Waistcoat
A waistcoat is a sleeveless upper-body garment worn over a dress shirt and necktie and below a coat as a part of most men's formal wear, and as the third piece of the three-piece male business suit. Once a virtually mandatory piece of men's clothing, in the English-speaking world it is rarely seen in today's world of casual dress, although it has returned to fashion as part of businesswear in Germany. More »
Undergarment
Undergarments, also called "underwear", "underpants," "lingerie", or "panties" , or sometimes "intimate clothing", and "pants" or "knickers" in British English, are clothes worn next to the skin, usually under other clothes. Also known as 'Katch', and 'Katchie' and worn under clothing. More »
1860s in fashion
1860s fashion in European and European-influenced clothing is characterized by extremely full-skirted women's fashions relying on crinolines and hoops and the emergence of "alternative fashions" under the influence of the Artistic Dress movement. In men's fashion, the three-piece ''ditto'' suit of sack coat, waistcoat, and trousers in the same fabric emerged as a novelty. More »
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