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Artificial Silk
lustrous cellulose fiber that eventually was given the name Rayon.
Basque Shirts
Striped, wide crew-necked shirts.
Beach Pajamas
Long, full trousers with matching tops, separate or seamed together; worn for leisure activities.
Bias Cut
A technique for cutting cloth to utilize the diagonal direction giving it greater stretch and drapability so that bodylines and curves are accentuated.
Bobbed Hair
To have one’s hair cut short.
Boxer Shorts
A style of men’s underclothing inspired by the shorts worn by professional boxers.
Bush Jackets
Short sleeved tan cotton jackets with four large flapped pockets made to imitate styles worn by hunters and explorers in Africa
Chukka Boots
A higher shoe that ended at the ankle, closing with laces.
Cloche
A small close fitting hat that had small or larger brims that turned down around the face.
Dirndl skirt
A Full gathered skirt
Eisenhower or Battle Jacket
Based on military jackets that were slightly bloused above the waist and gathered to a fitted belt at the waist.
English Guards’ Coat
A dark blue coat with wide lapels, and inverted pleat in the back, and a half belt.
Ensembles
Matching dresses and coats, or skirts, over blouses and coats.
Handkerchief Skirt Style
Skirts that had pleats and gathers placed off center, scalloped hems, godet insets, and paneled effects to achieve the look.
Haute Couture
Firms that create models that may be sold to private customers or to other segments of the fashion industry that also acquire the right to reproduce the designs.
Headache Bands
A 1920’s style of headband that could be jeweled or have feathers attached.
Jockey Shorts
A style of men’s underclothing of brief knit shorts.
Lumber Jackets or Mackinaws
Sturdy jackets made of heavily fulled wool.
Marcel Wave
A hairstyle made up of a series of deep waves all over the head.
Monastic
A bias cut, full tent dress that when belted followed the body contours gracefully.
Monk’s Front
A style of shoe that ended at the ankle and buckled across the ankle.
Oxford Bags
Trousers with excessively wide legs that could be slipped on over knickers.
Panties
Short, buttoned or elasticized at the waist underclothing that replaced knickers.
Cami-knickers, Step-ins, or Teddies
The evolution of the “combination” undergarment for women; a combination of the camisole and panties.
Pea Jacket
The double-breasted dark box jackets of American Sailors.
Plus Fours
A fuller version of knickers.
Polo Shirts
Knitted Shirts with attached collars and short, buttoned, neck vents, and, most often, short sleeves.
Robe de Style
A dress with a drop waist and a full, bouffant skirt similar in feel to the crinoline shape of the 1850’s.
Shingle
An exceptionally short cut in which the back hair was cut and tapered like that of a man.
Slip
A straight cut chemise or petticoat.
Sloppy Joes
A large, loose pullover (or sweater) worn by adolescents in the mid 1940’s.
Sweatshirt
A cotton-knit pullover with a napped under surface.
Wallace Beery Shirt
A ribbed-knit undershirt with a buttoned vent at the front of the neck, worn by a character actor of that name.
Weejuns or Loafer
Moccasin style shoes adapted from shoes worn by Norwegian fishermen.
Zoot Suit
An extreme form of the sack suit. The jacket was long with wide shoulders and long wide lapels. The trousers were markedly pegged. It was associated with the jitterbug and became a mark of status among some of the young.
Aloha Shirt
A brilliantly colored printed silk shirt which was a copy of the Hawaiian man’s shirt or tunic which hung down over his trousers.
Apron Tunic
tunic having an overskirt, cut away in the back and forming an apron in front.
Argyles
A multicolored diamond pattern on woolen socks and sweaters. Argyle is the name of the clan whose tartan is imitated by this pattern.
Babushka
a scarf worn around the head and tied under the chin. Russian word for grandmother.
Bandeau
A band worn tightly around the head to hold the hair tightly to the head.
Chemise Dress
A one-piece dress, which was slipped over the head. It had short sleeves, long waist, and narrow belt and became the basic style for all dresses in the 1920’s. Also called the tube or pillowslip dress.
Cowl Neckline
The loose neckline of a dress falling in graceful curves across the chest with the draping of the fabric resembling the soft folds of a monk’s cowl.
culottes
A trouser like garment that has the fullness to make it look like a full skirt when the wearer is not in motion; a divided skirt.
Cummerbund
A wide cloth band worn around the waist to imitate the same item worn by Spanish and Latin American men as a first waist sash. By 1930 it had become a standard replacement (in black silk or faille) for the black waistcoat usually worn with a tuxedo dinner jacket.
Dolman Wrap
A coat with sleeves cut in one with the body and the whole tapering toward the ankles.
Halter
A more or less triangular piece of material made to tie at the back of the neck and at the back of the waist leaving the back and arms bare.
Kimono
A loose Japanese robe or gown of silk tied with a sash and with sleeves cut in one with the body that was used as a dressing gown or a negligee robe in the 1920’s.
Off-the-Face or Halo Hat
A hat worn to the back of the head with the brim framing the face.
Pajamas
Loose trousers and jacket, usually of silk, used for sleeping by both men and women during the 1920’s.
Raccoon Coat
A very bulky outer coat or overcoat of raccoon fur, worn for display as well as for warmth at sporting events, particularly games.
Saddle Shoes
A two toned oxford with an ornamental strip of leather across the instep.
Shawl Collar
An attached collar, having a rounded unbroken outline, often extending to the waistline.
Shirtwaist Dress
A one piece belted and tailored dress having a tucked shirtwaist.
Snap Brim
A soft felt hat having a medium crown and brim pulled down in front in a jaunty manner.
Turtleneck Sweater—
A slip-on, knit sweater with a high turnover collar.
Windbreaker
A lined leather or closely woven cloth jacket with a zipper that was used as a protection against the weather in place of a longer or a heavier coat when a sport shirt and slacks were worn.