- A
close-
bodied gown,
English nightgown, or robe à l'anglaise was a women's
fashion of the 18th century. Like the
earlier mantua, from
which it evolved...
- and had the
advantages of
allowing a
voluminous skirt to be
paired with a
close-****ing bodice, and of
allowing two or more
bodices to be worn with the...
- A coif (/kɔɪf/) is a
close ****ing cap worn by both men and
women that
covers the top, back, and
sides of the head.
Coifs date from the 10th century,...
- as clothes, garments, dress, apparel, or attire) is any item worn on the
body. Typically,
clothing is made of
fabrics or textiles, but over time it has...
- A
bodyguard (or
close protection officer/operative) is a type of
security guard,
government law
enforcement officer, or
servicemember who
protects an...
-
French fashion adopted a
number of
styles of
English origin, such as the
close-
bodied gown
which they
called robe à l'anglaise, and the
fullness of the skirts...
- A
sabaton or
solleret is part of a knight's
body armor that
covers the foot. 14th and 15th-century
sabatons typically end in a
tapered point well past...
- its own style.
Through the
Tudor period,
fashionable doublets remained close-****ing with
baggy sleeves, and
elaborate surface decoration such as pinks...
- of the gown
closely to the figure. The robe à l'anglaise or
close-
bodied gown
featured back
pleats sewn in
place to fit
closely to the
body, and then released...
-
jacket with long tails, and in
later usage a long corset,
characterized by a
close,
contoured fit and
extending past the
waistline over the hips. It is so...
