Ancient Egypt
What Egypt Kingdom was from the years 3000 BC-2000 BC?
What is Old Kingdom
In greek times: An early form of the Greek version of a tunic that fitted close to the body and fastened at the shoulders with a large straight pin on each side holding the back and front of the garment together; worn from the Archaic Period until c. 550 BCE
What is Doric peplos:
In both Renaissance and its the Italian word for a man’s shirt and for a woman’s chemise; plural camicie
What is a camicia
Circular cape of the 17th century, which hung over one shoulder, often secured with a cord that passed under the wide collar
What is Balagny cloaks
Large, flat straw hat from the 18th century with low crown and wide brim that sometimes tied under the chin, also known as a shepherdess hat
What is a bergere
What is another name for a fillet?
What is a headband
Belt tied with a double knot worn by a bride in ancient Greece; its loosening took place on her wedding night
What is a Hercules Knot?
Usually full-length gowns worn by state officials and lawyers, that were placed over doublet and hose, with the jacket as a third, outermost layer; often had hanging sleeves
What is a Ceremonial Robe
A major designer of the postwar period; his work showed a mastery of almost sculptural forms and shapes, and his styles were frequently well ahead of their time; a major force in the haute couture for the 1950s and on into the 1960s
Who is Balenciaga, Cristobal
Name given by costume historians to an 18th-century hat in the shape of a crescent, with the front and back brims pressed against each other, making points on either side
What is a bicorne
What is a t T-shaped garment that went past the knees called?
What is a tunic?
A cloak resembling a modern, hooded poncho, cut full and with an opening through which the head was slipped; used in ancient Rome; also spelled burrus
What is a Birrus?
Very high platform-soled shoes worn by women throughout Italy and in northern Europe during the Renaissance; soles were especially high in Venice
What is chopines
Artistic style from the end of the 16th century to the middle of the 18th century; emphasized lavish ornamentation, free and flowing lines, and flat and curved forms
What is Baroque style
A 19th-century term for loose-fitting, pleated-back styles of the type called robe à l’Anglaise in the 18th century
WHAT IS Watteau back
What is the hairstyle worn by young Egyptian children involving a shaved head and one piece of hair remaining?
What is the Lock of Youth
Hairstyle used during the late Middle Ages that gives the appearance of an inverted bowl around the top of the head
What is a Bowl Cap or a Bowl Cup?
Women’s undergarment used for shaping floor-length dresses; steel or cane spokes of the same diameter were fastened from a topmost hoop at the waistband down; also known as a wheel farthingale or drum farthingale
What is a French Farthingale?
The extension of a doublet or bodice to below the waistline; after the 17th century, they were largely a feature of women’s dress in 19th and early 20th century
What is a Basque?
Wide cuffs on sleeves of suit coats that, when folded back, reached the elbow; popular in the early 18th century
What are Boot Cuffs
What symbol was used in jewelry as a sign of prosperity and protection?
What is the Eye of Horace
An elongated, exaggeratedly pointed-toed shoe used during the Middle Ages; also called poulaine
What is a crackowe
Open ruffs, almost a cross between a collar and a ruff, stood high behind the head and fastened in front into a wide, square neckline; named for the 16th-century Medici queens of France, Catherine and Marie, during whose reigns this style was popular; style revived in the 18th and 19th centuries
What is a Medici collar
Full, wide ruffles attached at the bottom of breeches during the mid-17th century?
What are canons
An 18th-century hood large enough to cover the hair, made of a series of semi-hoops sewn into the hood at intervals in order not to crush the hair; when not being worn it folded flat; also called calech
What is a calash