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The name is French, but etymologically derived from the Middle English word paltok, meaning a kind of jacket. [ 1 ] Historically, it was a semi-fitted to fitted coat, double-breasted or single-breasted, the front sometimes fastened by a fly, with or without pleats, and with or without pockets.
Pourpoint is a loan from the French "pourpoint" which came from the Middle French noun "Pourpoint" [3] (meaning doublet, jack and paltock) from the Middle French "pourpoindre" (meaning to quilt or to embroider) [4] which came from the Latin "perpunctus". [5] In the medieval period, the word pourpoint wasn't used in English.
The Nehru jacket is a uniform jacket without lapels or collars, popularized by Jawaharlal Nehru, the first Prime Minister of independent India. The Bloomer Costume was a type of women's clothing introduced in the Antebellum period, that changed the style from dresses to a more male-type style, which was devised by Amelia Bloomer .
Grey wool covert coat with notched lapels and black velvet collar, made by Aquascutum. A covert coat or Crombie coat is a gentleman's overcoat typically with notched lapels which originated in the late 19th century as a "short topcoat" to be worn for hunting and horse riding.
Man wearing a coat, painting by Julian Fałat, 1900. A coat is typically an outer garment for the upper body, worn by any gender for warmth or fashion. [1] Coats typically have long sleeves and are open down the front, and closing by means of buttons, zippers, hook-and-loop fasteners (AKA velcro), toggles, a belt, or a combination of some of these.
Long-sleeved T-shirt – a T-shirt with long sleeves that extend to cover the arms. Ringer T-shirt – tee with a separate piece of fabric sewn on as the collar and sleeve hems. Raglan T-shirt – a T-shirt with a raglan sleeve; a sleeve that extends in one piece fully to the collar, leaving a diagonal seam from underarm to collarbone.
Woman wearing fringe jacket and hat, United States, 1953 Western wear is a category of men's and women's clothing which derives its unique style from the clothes worn in the 19th century Wild West . It ranges from accurate historical reproductions of American frontier clothing, to the stylized garments popularized by Western film and television ...
A smoking jacket is an informal men's style of lounge jacket originally intended for tobacco smoking. Designed in the 1850s, a traditional smoking jacket has a shawl collar, turn-up cuffs, and is closed with either toggle or button fastenings, or with a tie belt. It is usually made from velvet and/or silk.