The Romantic Period Costume

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A la Chinoise

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A hairstyle created by pulling back and side hair into a knot at the top of the head while hair at the forehead and temples was arranged in curls.

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Bavolet

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The ruffle at the back of a bonnet that kept the sun off.

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Berthas

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A wide deep collar that followed the neckline.

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Bishop Sleeve

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Made with a row of vertical pleats at the shoulder, which released into a soft, full sleeve gathered to a fitted cuff at the wrist.

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Bowler

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What the Derby hat was know as in England.

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Box coats or Curricle coat

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Large, loose greatcoats with one or more capes at the shoulders.

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Burnous

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A large mantle of about three-quarter length with a hood, the name and style deriving from a similar Arab garment.

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Canezou

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A small, sleeveless spencer worn over a bodice.

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Capote

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A bonnet that had a soft crown and a rigid brim.

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Chatelaines

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Ornamental chains worn at the waist from which were suspended useful items such as scissors, thimbles, button hooks, or penknives.

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Box coats or Curricle coat

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Large, loose greatcoats with one or more capes at the shoulders.

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Chemisettes or Tuckers

Back 12

Separate pieces from the dress that filled in the neckline for daytime wear.

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Chesterfield

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A coat with either a single or double breasted closing, no waistline seam, a short vent in the back, no side pleats, and often had a velvet collar.

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Cravats

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Square, and folded diagonally into long strips and tied around the neck, finishing in a bow or knot.

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Burnous

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A large mantle of about three-quarter length with a hood, the name and style deriving from a similar Arab garment.

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Demi-gigot

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Sleeves that were full from shoulder to elbow, then fitted from elbow to wrist, often with an extension over the wrist.

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Canezou

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A small, sleeveless spencer worn over a bodice.

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Drawn Bonnets

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A bonnet made from concentric circles of metal, whalebone, or cane and covered in silk.

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Capote

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A bonnet that had a soft crown and a rigid brim.

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Chatelaines

Back 20

Ornamental chains worn at the waist from which were suspended useful items such as scissors, thimbles, button hooks, or penknives.

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Chemisettes or Tuckers

Back 21

Separate pieces from the dress that filled in the neckline for daytime wear.

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Chesterfield

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A coat with either a single or double breasted closing, no waistline seam, a short vent in the back, no side pleats, and often had a velvet collar.

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Cravats

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Square, and folded diagonally into long strips and tied around the neck, finishing in a bow or knot.

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Demi-gigot

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Sleeves that were full from shoulder to elbow, then fitted from elbow to wrist, often with an extension over the wrist.

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Drawn Bonnets

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A bonnet made from concentric circles of metal, whalebone, or cane and covered in silk.

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En Couer

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A type of neckline on ladies evening dresses that extended straight across the shoulders with a dip at the center.

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Eton Suit

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A short, single-breasted jacket, ending at the waist. The front was cut square, the lapels wide with a turned down collar. It was complete with a necktie, vest or waistcoat, and trousers.

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Fichu Pelerine

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A variant of the pelerine that had two wide panels or lapplets extending down the front of the dress and passed under the belt.

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Gibus hat

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A collapsible hat for evening fitted with a spring so that the hat could be folded flat and carried under the arm.

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Gigot or Leg-of-Mutton

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Sleeves that were full at the shoulder, gradually increasing in size to the wrist where they ended in a fitted cuff.

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Gilet Corsage

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A component of women’s dress that was made in imitation of a man’s waistcoat.

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Greatcoats

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A general term for overcoats.

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Hussar front or beak

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The point that developed on the front of waistcoats.

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Imbecile or Idiot Sleeve

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Extremely full from shoulder to wrist where they gathered into a fitted cuff.

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Jeanette

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A narrow tress of hair or piece of velvet ribbon used to suspend a cross or heart of pearls around the neck.

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Leglets

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A sort of half-pantalette that tied around the leg.

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Mancherons

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Decorative epaulettes.

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Mantlet or Shawl-mantlet

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A short garment rather like a hybrid between a shawl and a short mantle with points hanging down at either side of the front.

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Marie Sleeve

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Full to the wrist, but tied in at intervals with ribbons or bands.

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Mittens or Mitts

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Gloves, cut to cover the palm and back of the hand but not the fingers.

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Negro cloth

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Coarse, white homespun used for slaves in the West Indies and the American South.

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Newmarket

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Differed from the tail coat in that it sloped gradually to the back from well above the waist.

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Paletot

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An outdoor garment for both men and women that was about knee length and had three capes and slits for the arms.

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Pardessus

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A term applied to any of a number of garments and sleeves and were from one-half to three-quarters in length.

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Pelerine-mantlet

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An outdoor garment with a deep cape, coming well over the elbows and having long, broad front lapplets worn over, not under, a belt.

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Pelerines

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Wide, cape like collars that extended over the shoulders and down across the bosom.

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Pelisse-robe

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Term given to a dress for daytime that was adapted from the pelisse and worn outdoors. A sort of coatdress, it closed down the front with buttons, ribbon ties, or sometimes hidden hooks & eyes.

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Ruchings

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Pleated or gathered strips of fabric.

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Santon

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A silk cravat worn over a ruff for woman’s wear.

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Sleeve en bouffant or en sabot

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Alternated places of tightness with puffed out extensions.

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Tunic Suit

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Consisted of a jacket, fitted to the waist where it attached to a full, gathered or pleated skirt that ended at the knee. It buttoned down the front, and often had a wide belt.

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Victoria

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A sleeve variation of the Sleeve en bouffant that had the puff at the elbow.

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Basque Belt

Back 53

A waist pinching girdle.

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Bateau Neck

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A boat shaped straight neckline reaching from shoulder to shoulder and equally high in front and back.

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Beehive Bonnet

Back 55

Lady’s simple straw cottage bonnet made in the shape of a beehive and trimmed with a ribbon tied under the chin.

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Frog Fastening

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Ornamental fastening with cord loops and suspended buttons.

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Beret Sleeve or Pancake Sleeve

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A short, puffed, and stiffened sleeve on evening gowns.

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Bottine or Jemima

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A lady’s gored boot beige fabric with black leather tip and elastic inserts. Jemima was the British term.

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Byron Collar

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An unstarched collar left open at the throat and held together by a silk scarf carelessly tied.

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Nankeen Trousers

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A strong, buff colored, cotton trouser named after the Chinese city of Nanking.

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Studs

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Jeweled shirt fasteners for formal and semiformal wear in gold, pearls, or cut stones. They were used to fasten collars and shirts.