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    The sack-back gown or robe à la française was a women's fashion of 18th century Europe. At the beginning of the century, the sack-back gown was a very...
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    Academic dress (cap and gown) Ball gown Bedgown Bouffant gown Coronation gown Evening gown Hospital gown Nightgown Tea gown Wedding gown Sheer fabric Décolletage...
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    Linnen and all my Cloaths except my black Sack [also spelled sacque or saque – The sack dress or sack-back gown or Robe à la Française was a women's fashion...
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    created luxurious gowns. In the 18th century, formal dress started as the mantua, but later developed into the elaborate sack-back gown. The farthingale...
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    fashion Jumper dress Lingerie dress List of individual dresses Mantua Sack-back gown (also known as robe à la française) Squaw dress Condra, Jill (2008)...
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    A tea gown or tea-gown is a woman's dress for informal entertaining at home. These dresses, which became popular around the mid-19th century, are characterized...
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    of expensive fabric, used around the shoulders over a party dress or ball gown. A stole is narrower than a typical shawl and of simpler construction than...
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    an item of men’s underclothing. Women wore a shift or chemise under their gown or robe; while men wore a chemise with their trousers or braies, and covered...
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    which at their most extreme were open from shoulder to hip, revealing the gown underneath. The narrow strip covering the torso, known as the plackard, was...
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    the ladies to dance. Hamilton also noted that all ladies dressed in Sack-back gown. On 12 August 1781, Lady Elizabeth attended a Royal ball at Windsor...
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    the 1740s onwards as a pet-en-l'air, this was a short version of the sack-back gown (also known as the robe à la française) which appeared in the 1780s...
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    a shorter one would be worn). The tunic or chiton was worn as a shirt or gown by all genders among the ancient Romans. The body garment was loose-fitting...
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  • formal or casual occasions, or as warm clothing during winter. Academic gown Anorak Apron Blazer Cagoule Cloak Coat Duffle coat Duster Frock coat Gilet...
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    men's hemline fashion rose, the hose became longer and joined at the centre back, there rising to the waist, but remaining open at the centre front. Further...
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    the nape of the neck. A sack of sorts dangles from this band, covering and containing the fall of long hair gathered at the back. A snood sometimes was...
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    later style Clothing in ancient Greece Clothing in the ancient world Delphos gown "Ancient Greek Dress". Heilbronn Timeline of Art History, Metropolitan Museum...
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    à la française or sack-back gown featured back pleats hanging loosely from the neckline. A fitted bodice held the front of the gown closely to the figure...
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    Retrieved 2020-08-21.[permanent dead link] "18th Century Gowns: Round-Gown, Brunswick, and Sack-Back Gown • Paper Thin Personas". Paper Thin Personas. 2015-08-14...
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    stylized, with the back panel of the train almost entirely concealed. Known as the sack, sack-back, Robe à la Française, or French gown, this garment was...
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    Kirtle (category Gowns)
    front, back or side-back, with some rare cases of side lacing, all dependent upon the fashion of the day and place and upon the type of gown worn over...
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    demi-corset or short stays were popularised, as the empire line of fashionable gowns did not require support or shaping to the waist. For men, corsets were sporadically...
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    the doublet was usually worn under another layer of clothing such as a gown, mantle, or houppelande when in public. In the 16th century it was covered...
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    Train Dresses Bliaut Close-bodied gown Debutante Gown Kirtle Mantua Polonaise Robe de cour Sack-back gown Sailor Tea gown Zaju chuishao fu Outerwear Capote...
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    pom-pom on the end. The long end could be used like a scarf to keep the back of the neck warm. From the Middle Ages to the 20th century, nightcaps were...
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    or "undershirt". Also called a morning gown, robe de chambre or nightgown, the banyan was a loose, T-shaped gown or kimono-like garment, made of cotton...
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    Like gowns of the period, the back of the caraco could be fitted to the waist or could hang in pleats from the shoulder in the style of a sack back. Caracos...
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    Train Dresses Bliaut Close-bodied gown Debutante Gown Kirtle Mantua Polonaise Robe de cour Sack-back gown Sailor Tea gown Zaju chuishao fu Outerwear Capote...
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    Peignoir (category Gowns)
    garment worn while brushing one's hair, originally referring to a dressing gown, bathrobe or lounging robe. Very high-end peignoirs were occasionally sold...
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    mid-19th centuries), petticoat refers to any separate skirt worn with a gown, bedgown, bodice or jacket; these petticoats are not, strictly speaking,...
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    this way, with the phrase "to frock up" meaning to wear a formal dress or gown for a special occasion. Relatedly, a frock coat is a men's coat style of...
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