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2. Pelerine - Wikipedia

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   A pelerine is a small cape-like garment that covers the shoulders. [1] Historically, the pelerine possibly originated in a type of 15th century armor padding that protected the neck and shoulders by itself, if the padded fabric was reinforced internally with metal, and/or acted as padding between armor and the skin in the neck-to-shoulder region.

3. Cape dress - Wikipedia

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   Anabaptist women wearing cape dresses and headcoverings. A cape dress describes a woman's dress that combines features of the cape and the dress. Either a cape-like garment is attached to the dress, pinned or sewn on, [1] and integrated into its construction, or the dress and cape are made to coordinate in fabric and/or color.

4. Inverness cape - Wikipedia

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   An Inverness cape worn with Highland dress, 2007 Tacoma Highland Games. Even though a wide variety of coats, overcoats, and rain gear are worn with Highland dress to deal with inclement weather, the Inverness cape has come to be almost universally adopted for rainy weather by pipe bands the world over, and many other kilt wearers also find it to be the preferable garment for such conditions.

5. Cape - Wikipedia

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   Capes are often highly decorated with elaborate embroidery. Capes remain in regular use as rainwear in various military units and police forces, in France for example. A gas cape was a voluminous military garment designed to give rain protection to someone wearing the bulky gas masks used in twentieth-century wars.

6. 1795–1820 in Western fashion - Wikipedia

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   For women's dress, the day-to-day outfit of the skirt and jacket style were practical and tactful, recalling the working-class woman. [3] Women's fashions followed classical ideals, and stiffly boned stays were abandoned in favor of softer, less boned corsets. [4] This natural figure was emphasized by being able to see the body beneath the ...

7. ‘Creature-Like’ Sleeves, a ‘Condom Cape,’ and ... - AOL

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   At first, she’s childlike in puffed sleeve nightgowns and bloomers, but once she leaves her whimsical homestead for unknown lands, the puffed sleeves are paired with frilled skirts and richer ...