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2. Back closure - Wikipedia

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   Many skirts, especially in plus sizes, feature an elastic waistband and no closure. Blouses. Prior to the existence of the zipper, buttons were the most common back closure found on women's clothes. in the past, a dress was usually made with buttons covering the back from the neck down the waist, or several inches below. A blouse contained ...

3. Hoop skirt - Wikipedia

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   Hoop or pannier, 1750–80. Cage crinoline with steel hoops, 1865. LACMA M.2007.211.380. A hoop skirt or hoopskirt is a women's undergarment worn in various periods to hold the skirt extended into a fashionable shape. It originated as a modest-sized mechanism for holding long skirts away from one's legs, to stay cooler in hot climates and to ...

4. Glossary of sewing terms - Wikipedia

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   A sewing circle is a group of people, usually women, who meet and work on sewing projects together. sloper A sloper is a base pattern used to develop other patterns. Often called a Block or Master Pattern. This pattern is highly developed and very accurate pattern that is designed to fit a specific set of measurements.

5. Waistline (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   Joséphine de Beauharnais wearing a dress with an empire waist. The waistline is the line of demarcation between the upper and lower portions of a garment, which notionally corresponds to the natural waist but may vary with fashion from just below the bust to below the hips. The waistline of a garment is often used to accentuate different features.

6. Sulu (skirt) - Wikipedia

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   Sulu (skirt) A sulu is a kilt -like garment worn by men and women in Fiji since colonisation in the nineteenth century. Etymology The word sulu (pronunciation: soo-loo) literally means clothes or cloth in the iTaukei language. The first sulus were brought by missionaries coming from Tonga in the nineteenth century and were initially worn by ...

7. Crinoline - Wikipedia

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   A crinoline / ˈkrɪn.əl.ɪn / is a stiff or structured petticoat designed to hold out a skirt, popular at various times since the mid-19th century. Originally, crinoline described a stiff fabric made of horsehair (" crin ") and cotton or linen which was used to make underskirts and as a dress lining. The term crin or crinoline continues to be ...