Clothing Flashcards

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It’s a small pocket on the front waistline of a man’s trousers used to hold a watch.

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Fob

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The more fashionable amongst us know that espadrilles are a type of these.

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Shoes

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A village in New York’s Hudson Valley, first developed in the 1880s by tobacco scion Pierre Lorillard IV and for many years a country home for members of New York’s social elite, gave its name to what distinctive article of clothing?

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Tuxedo

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This type of hip-length tailored coat is named after a certain prime minister that ruled from 1947 to 1964. Strangely enough, this PM never actually wore this type of jacket. He did, however, wear a similar garment called an achkan or sherwani.

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Nehru Jacket

Jawaharlal Nehru, India

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These pants first became popular when Pratap Singh, a Maharaja’s son, visited Queen Victoria with his polo team in 1897.

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Jodhpurs

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