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2. Leggings - Wikipedia

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   Leggings prominently returned to women's fashion in the 1960s, drawing from the form-fitting clothing of dancers. With the widespread adoption of the synthetic fibre Lycra and the rise in popularity of aerobics , leggings came to further prominence in the 1970s and 1980s, and eventually made their way into streetwear . [ 3 ]

3. Clothing in ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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   Women's tunics were usually ankle or foot-length, long-sleeved, and could be worn loosely or belted. [9] For comfort and protection from cold, both sexes could wear a soft under-tunic or vest ( subucula ) beneath a coarser over-tunic; in winter, the Emperor Augustus , whose physique and constitution were never particularly robust, wore up to ...

4. JCPenney - Wikipedia

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   That year, the company adopted the JCPenney style in advertising. [16] and its revenues reached $5 billion (equivalent to $38.8 billion in 2025) for the first time and catalog business made a profit for the first time. [17] JCPenney reached its peak number of stores in 1973, with 2,053 stores, 300 of which were full-line establishments. [17]

5. Kurta - Wikipedia

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   Tracing its roots to Central Asian nomadic tunics, or upper body garments, of the late-ancient- or early-medieval era, the kurta has evolved stylistically over the centuries, especially in South Asia, as a garment for everyday wear as well as for formal occasions. [5] The kurta is traditionally made of cotton or silk.

6. Chiton (garment) - Wikipedia

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   The Ionic chiton could also be made from linen or wool and was draped without the fold and held in place from neck to wrist by several small pins or buttons.. Herodotus states the dress of the women in Athens was changed from the Doric peplos to the Ionic chiton after the widows of the men killed on military expedition to Aegina stabbed and killed the sole survivor with their peplos pins, each ...

7. Red coat (military uniform) - Wikipedia

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   This is a rare survival of the common 18th-century practice of having military bandsmen wear coats in reverse colors to the rest of a given unit. (United States Marines wear dark blue (almost black in appearance) tunics with red piping, so United States Marine bandsmen wear red tunics with dark blue piping.)