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  2. Irish clothing - Wikipedia

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    The Irish Girl by Ford Maxon Brown, 1860. Traditional Irish clothing is the traditional attire which would have been worn historically by Irish people in Ireland. During the 16th-century Tudor conquest of Ireland, the Dublin Castle administration prohibited many of Ireland’s clothing traditions. [1]

  3. Kinsale cloak - Wikipedia

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    In the 16th century, when cloaks became common items of dress in Europe, woolen weather-proof cloaks evolved in Ireland. [1]: 39 However, English laws passed during the reign of Henry VIII tried to get rid of the cloak as an item of dress in Ireland. During the Elizabethan Wars, the cloak was especially frowned-upon because it was associated ...

  4. Category:16th-century fashion - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "16th-century fashion" The following 60 pages are in this category, out of 60 total. ... Hose (clothing) J. Jerkin; Jewels of James V of Scotland;

  5. History of retail - Wikipedia

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    The trappings of a modern shop, which had been absent from the sixteenth- and early seventeenth-century store, gradually made way for store interiors and shopfronts that are more familiar to modern shoppers. Before the eighteenth century, the typical retail store had no counter, display cases, chairs, mirrors, changing rooms, etc.

  6. Clothing terminology - Wikipedia

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    Edward VI in a red fur-lined gown with split hanging sleeves, a men's fashion of the mid-16th century. Despite the constant introduction of new terms by fashion designers, clothing manufacturers, and marketers, the names for several basic garment classes in English are very stable over time.

  7. Category:16th century in Ireland - Wikipedia

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    Pages in category "16th century in Ireland" The following 28 pages are in this category, out of 28 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. *

  8. Breeches - Wikipedia

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    Breeches as worn in the United States in the late 18th century: Elijah Boardman by Ralph Earl, 1789. Breeches ( / ˈ b r ɪ tʃ ɪ z , ˈ b r iː -/ BRITCH -iz, BREE -chiz ) [ 1 ] are an article of clothing covering the body from the waist down, with separate coverings for each leg , usually stopping just below the knee, though in some cases ...

  9. Ruff (clothing) - Wikipedia

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    A ruff from the early 17th century: detail from The Regentesses of St Elizabeth Hospital, Haarlem, by Verspronck A ruff from the 1620s. A ruff is an item of clothing worn in Western, Central and Northern Europe, as well as Spanish America, from the mid-16th century to the mid-17th century.