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  2. Unusual eBay listings - Wikipedia

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    The price had risen to $3,000 before eBay closed the auction. [8] [9] In May 2006, the remains of U.S. Fort Montgomery, a stone fortification in upstate New York built in 1844, were put up for auction on eBay. The first auction ended on June 5, 2006, with a winning bid of US$5,000,310.

  3. Trim (sewing) - Wikipedia

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    Trim or trimming in clothing and home decorating is applied ornament, such as gimp, passementerie, ribbon, ruffles, or, as a verb, to apply such ornament. Before the Industrial Revolution , all trim was made and applied by hand, thus making heavily trimmed furnishings and garments expensive and high-status.

  4. 1550–1600 in European fashion - Wikipedia

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    The wide silhouette, conical for women with breadth at the hips and broadly square for men with width at the shoulders had reached its peak in the 1530s, and by mid-century a tall, narrow line with a V-lined waist was back in fashion. Sleeves and women's skirts then began to widen again, with emphasis at the shoulder that would continue into ...

  5. 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.

  6. 1960s in fashion - Wikipedia

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    Both men and women wore frayed bell-bottomed jeans, tie-dyed shirts, work shirts, Jesus sandals, and headbands. Women would often go barefoot and some went braless. The idea of multiculturalism also became very popular; a lot of style inspiration was drawn from traditional clothing in Nepal, India, Bali, Morocco and African countries.

  7. 1970s in fashion - Wikipedia

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    By the late 1970s, most men and women were wearing sports clothing as everyday apparel. This was primarily based on tracksuits , jumpsuits , velour or terry cloth shirts (often striped and low-cut), [ 15 ] sweaters, cardigans , sweatshirts, puffer vests, [ 344 ] flare jeans , [ 15 ] straight-leg jeans, and collared shirts, both long sleeve and ...

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  9. Glossary of sewing terms - Wikipedia

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    1. A dressmaker is a person who makes custom clothing for women, such as dresses, blouses, and evening gowns. Also called a mantua-maker (historically) or a modiste. 2. Dressmaker as an adjective denotes clothing made in the style of a dressmaker, frequently in the term dressmaker details which includes ruffles, frills, ribbon or braid trim.