Paenula |
a roman outergarment made in heavy wool or leather for wear in bad weather.
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Pagne |
a loin-cloth or short petticoat.
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Pagoda Sleeves |
sleeves on men's coats in the early seventeen hundreds which were narrow on the upper arm and then flared in lace once past the elbow.
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Palatine |
a shoulder wrap inspired by the fur stole the Palatine princess wore in the mid-seventeenth century.
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Palla |
latin name for Greek peplos.
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Panes |
strips of ribbon set close together.
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Pantaloons |
women's undergarments which came down to about the knee, evolved to the underwear of today.
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Pantelettes |
little girls' pantaloons that showed beneath the dress hem.
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Partlet |
type of chemisette or 'fill in' for low decolletage.
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Passement |
original name for all types of lace.
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Pattens |
thick soled shoe raised on a heel, common in the Middle Ages. Sometimes made out of wood a worn over slippers.
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Peascod Belly |
padded doublet which gave wearer exaggerated, pointed pot belly. Worn in the late sixteenth century.
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Pelicon |
fur-lined garment worn between chemise and coat, twelfth to fifteenth century.
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Pelisse |
cape, often fur-lined.
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Peplos |
outer garment worn by women in Ancient Greece. It was a large rectangle of material fastened over each shoulder with a fibulae.
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Pero |
boots made from short hairy hide, worn by the agricultural workers under the Romans.
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Petit Oie |
trimming on men's suits during the mid-seventeenth century, usually ribbon.
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Pharos |
a form of peplos worn belted.
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Piccadils |
tabbed or scalloped cuffs and collars.
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Pigache |
shoe with long, upturned, pointed toe which was worn in the twelfth century.
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Pileus |
felt cap worn by men in Rome.
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Pinafore |
originally used to protect dresses from dirt, it was adopted as a fashion piece and worn as a sleeveless dress or over a blouse.
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Plastron |
false front, simulating a blouse or waistcoat.
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Points |
ties used to attach women's sleeves to their gowns.
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Pompadour |
hairstyle where hair is brushed off of forehead into a high roll at the top of the head.
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Poncho |
simply a square or oblong piece of material with an opening for the head.
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Pour point |
name given to doublet.
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Princess Dress |
the skirt and bodice were cut in one piece and the fullness was in the back.
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