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Chain coat-hanger detail. Jacket (military), wool, dated 1900. Auckland War Memorial Museum Tāmaki Paenga Hira: 739982 (object number).. Referred to as a coat-hanger, the small piece of fabric attached to the nape of the neck inside a coat or jacket was developed in 1830, enabling the hanging of such types of outer clothing. [2]
At the front, the first button should be set over the main pleat or crease, the second button again about 3 to 3.5 inches (7.6 to 8.9 cm) apart. It is important to place the buttons in the correct position, as trousers with suspenders should be slightly loose to hang correctly.
Today, sleeve garters are part of the costume of poker dealers and other card dealers in casinos.While this is widely understood to make it more difficult for the dealer to cheat by concealing a card in his sleeve, the sleeve garter is usually accompanied by a vest and bow tie (and sometimes a visor), suggesting this usage might date to late 19th and early 20th-century fashion as much as it ...
In North America, Australia and South Africa, [7] pants is the general category term, whereas trousers (sometimes slacks in Australia and North America) often refers more specifically to tailored garments with a waistband, belt-loops, and a fly-front. In these dialects, elastic-waist knitted garments would be called pants, but not trousers (or ...
Puffed or puff sleeve: A short, ¾ length or full sleeve that is gathered at the top and bottom, now most often seen on wedding and children's clothing Raglan sleeve: A sleeve that extends to the neckline allowing easier movement Set-in sleeve: A sleeve sewn into an armhole - also known as a "Drop Sleeve" Short sleeve
The chatelaine was also used as a woman's keychain in the 19th century to show the status of women in a wealthy household. The woman with the keys to all the many desks, chest of drawers, food hampers, pantries, storage containers, and many other locked cabinets was "the woman of the household".
A Woman wearing hold-up stockings A woman in Japan wearing white hold-ups, 2023. Hold-ups or stay-ups (in the United States also referred to as thigh-high stockings or simply thigh highs) [1] are stockings with an elasticized band at the top, designed to hold the stockings up when worn, without the use of a garter belt or garters.
Shoulder sleeve insignia were often designed with intricate designs including bright colors, when created. Because these bright colors and designs risk standing out when a soldier is in combat or in hiding, the shoulder sleeve insignia in its color form was commonly only worn on the dress uniform or service uniform when a soldier was not in combat.