Quiz - March 6th Flashcards
“Modeste”
Outer layer of a skirt
“Secret”
Under layer of a skirt
“Virago Sleeves”
Sleeves with a series of puffs
“Whisk”
Wide lace collar or band of linen for women
“Mantua” or “Manteau”
New construction of a woman’s garment with panel of fabric running from the shoulders to the ground (on the back).
“Fontage” (F) / “Comode” (E)
That hat that Jayne wore in The Country Wife
“Pantofles”
Heel-less slippers or mules
“Pomander Balls”
Metal balls filled with incense.
“Patches”
Small fabric shapes worn on the face to cover imperfections or skin blemishes.
“Plumpers”
Wax worn inside the cheeks
“Leading Strings”
Small rope-like strings used to help hold the child upright when she/he learned to walk.
“Ribbons of Childhood”
Flat strings falling from the shoulders.
“Biggins”
Caps children wore
“Tailclouts”/”Nappies/”Diapers”
Diapers
“Stays”/”Staybands”/”Rollers”
When the bands were removed, they were replaced by thick cording or quilted material that was tide tightly around the body. Intended to prevent umbilical hernias or to promote upright posture.
“Carrying Frocks”
Long gowns that children wore
“Going Frocks”
Shorter gowns/dresses that children wore.
“Muckinder”
Handkerchief
“Pudding”
A padded cap that children wore.
“Macaronis”
The men who adopted French and Italian-inspired fashions during the last half of the 20th century.
“Fashion Babies”
Those baby dolls that the English would send to America so that they knew what the fashion was.
“Anglomania”
A French fad for things English
“Redingotes”
Coat dress derived from English men’s riding coats.
“Drawers”
Underwear worn beneath breeches
“Steinkirk”
Style of the cravat in which the tie pulled through the buttonhole and twisted loosely.
“Boot cuffs”
Full attached cuffs that that reached the elbow
“Fall”
Square central flap that buttoned to the waistline.
