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2. 1650–1700 in Western fashion - Wikipedia

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   Payne, Blanche: History of Costume from the Ancient Egyptians to the Twentieth Century, Harper & Row, 1965. No ISBN for this edition; ASIN B0006BMNFS No ISBN for this edition; ASIN B0006BMNFS Ribeiro, Aileen : Fashion and Fiction: Dress in Art and Literature in Stuart England , Yale, 2005, ISBN 978-0-300-10999-3

3. Farthingale - Wikipedia

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   A farthingale is one of several structures used under Western European women's clothing - especially in the 16th and 17th centuries - to support the skirts in the desired shape and to enlarge the lower half of the body. The fashion originated in Spain in the fifteenth century. Farthingales served important social and cultural functions for ...

4. 1600–1650 in Western fashion - Wikipedia

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   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 and women. Other notable fashions included full, slashed sleeves and tall or broad hats with brims. For men, hose disappeared in favour of breeches.

5. Mantua (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   A mantua (from the French manteuil or 'mantle') is an article of women's clothing worn in the late 17th century and 18th century. Initially a loose gown, the later mantua was an overgown or robe typically worn over stays, stomacher and either a co-ordinating or contrasting petticoat. The mantua or manteau was a new fashion that arose in the ...

6. Category:17th-century fashion - Wikipedia

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7. Riding habit - Wikipedia

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   In France in the 17th century, women who rode wore an outfit called a devantiere. [1] The skirt of the devantiere was split up the back to enable astride riding. [2] By the early 19th century, in addition to describing the whole costume, a devantiere could describe any part of the riding habit, be it the skirt, [2] the apron, [3] or the riding ...

8. Pannier (clothing) - Wikipedia

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   17th century Panniers or side hoops are women's undergarments worn in the 17th and 18th centuries to extend the width of the skirts at the side while leaving the front and back relatively flat. This provided a panel where woven patterns, elaborate decorations and rich embroidery could be displayed and fully appreciated.

9. 1750–1775 in Western fashion - Wikipedia

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   The women's sack-back gowns and the men's coats over long waistcoats are characteristic of this period. Fashion in the years 1750–1775 in European countries and the colonial Americas was characterised by greater abundance, elaboration and intricacy in clothing designs, loved by the Rococo artistic trends of the period. The French and English ...