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2. Jean jacket - Wikipedia

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   A denim jacket, also called a jean jacket, jeans jacket or trucker jacket, is a jacket made from denim. Introduced in the United States in the late 19th century, it has been a popular type of casual apparel with both men and women and has been described as an iconic element of American fashion .

3. Ruffle (sewing) - Wikipedia

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   In sewing and dressmaking, a ruffle, frill, or furbelow is a strip of fabric, lace or ribbon tightly gathered or pleated on one edge and applied to a garment, bedding, or other textile as a form of trimming. [1] Ruffles can be made from a single layer of fabric (which may need a hem) or a doubled layer. Plain ruffles are usually cut on the ...

4. Ruff (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   The ruff, which was worn by men, women and children, evolved from the small fabric ruffle at the neck of the shirt or chemise. Ruffs served as changeable pieces of cloth that could themselves be laundered separately while keeping the wearer's doublet or gown from becoming soiled at the neckline. The stiffness of the garment forced upright ...

5. Hemline - Wikipedia

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   1817 caricature with ruffled hemlines (the dresses are shown as shorter than they would have been in real life). Similar to necklines and waistlines, hemlines can be grouped by their height and shape: floor-length hemlines; ankle hemlines; midcalf hemlines; below-knee hemlines; above-knee hemlines; mid-thigh hemlines; hip-high hemlines ...

6. Jabot (neckwear) - Wikipedia

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   A jabot from 1915 Jabot MET CI40.107.6. A jabot (/ ʒ æ ˈ b oʊ / ⓘ; from French jabot 'a bird's crop') is a decorative clothing-accessory consisting of lace or other fabric falling from the throat, suspended from or attached to a neckband or collar, or simply pinned at the throat.

7. Darning - Wikipedia

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   Pattern darning is a type of embroidery that uses parallel rows of straight stitches of different lengths to create a geometric design. [ 2 ] Net darning , also called filet lace , is a 19th-century technique using stitching on a mesh foundation fabric to imitate lace .

8. Collar (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   Gladstone collar: A standing collar with the points pressed to stick out horizontally at the side-fronts, worn with a scarf or ascot; popularized by the British Prime Minister William Ewart Gladstone. High neck collar: A collar that covers all or most of the neck, popular among women in Edwardian times. HRH collar : Stand-up turned-down collar

9. Textile - Wikipedia

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   Natural and synthetic fibers are blended to overcome disadvantage of single fiber properties and to achieve better performance characteristics and aesthetic effects such as devoré, heather effect, cross dyeing and stripes pattern etc. Clothing woven from a blend of cotton and polyester can be more durable and easier to maintain than material ...