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A doublet (/ˈdʌblɪt/; [1] derived from the Ital. giubbetta [2]) is a man's snug-fitting jacket that is shaped and fitted to a man's body. The garment was worn in Spain , and spread to the rest of Western Europe , from the late Middle Ages up to the 17th century.
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 ...
Tobias Emanuel ("Toby") Capwell FSA (born c. 1973) is an American historian who lives and works in London.His principal interest is in European arms and armour of the medieval and Renaissance periods (roughly, the 12th century to the 16th).
For viewers watching from their screens, Masayuki Ino’s fall show for his brand Doublet may have seemed relatively ordinary, save for his usual quirkiness that made its appearance both in the ...
Frans Hals' Laughing Cavalier (in the Wallace Collection) wears a slashed doublet, wide reticella lace collar and cuffs, and a broadbrimmed hat, 1624. Fashion in the period 1600–1650 in Western clothing is characterized by the disappearance of the ruff in favour of broad lace or linen collars. Waistlines rose through the period for both men ...
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French gendarmes wearing bases as part of a doublet – bases composed only of a skirt (that is, from the waist down) were very common as well.. Bases are the cloth military skirts (often part of a doublet or a jerkin), [1] generally richly embroidered, worn over the armour of later men-at-arms such as French gendarmes in the late 15th to early 16th century, as well as the plate armour skirt ...
That gives the big man plenty of runway to stat-sheet-stuff his way to history. Jokić posted 85 triple-doubles in the four full seasons since his first MVP award and already has nine in 17 games ...