Fashion Glossary

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Jabot	on women's garment it is a full frill at the neck, sometimes worn with a ornamental pin at the throat. On men shirt fronts were trimmed with pleated jabots.
Jerkin	a type of outer doublet, vest made from hide and the sleeves from rich cloth.
Jubon	long sleeved camisole which buttoned all the way down popular in sixteenth century Spain.
Jupe	skirt being the corresponding modern definition. It was worn by both sexes until the end of the seventeenth century, when it disappeared from men's fashion with the exception of panels in certain garments.
Justaucorps	French name for a man's close-fitting coat over waistcoat. Originally a military costume.

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