A flat-topped hat with no brim that sometimes was adorned with tassels and was originally from the Moroccan city, Fez, but since it’s origin it has been worn by many in the Middle East, Eastern Europe and North Africa throughout history in various styles.
Faience is a man-made ceramic material that was often used in ancient Egypt to make jewelry and devotional objects. It is usually a blue color.
A flat and broad white collar often with lace on the edges, worn by men and women in the 17th century.
Ornamental braid or cording that can function as a garment closure, or be solely decorative.
A skirt made with a series of hoops that widened toward the feet to create a triangular or conical silhouette, created in the late fifteenth century.
A linen cap with layers of lace and ribbon, worn flat and pinned to the back of the head.
The frock coat is a collared man’s coat worn through the eighteenth to the twentieth century. It rose to prominence mainly in the nineteenth century, especially Victorian England. It is characterized as a knee-length overcoat, buttoned down to the waist, that drapes over the lower half of the body like a skirt.
A rounded headdress for women that was popular in the 16th century (from 1540).
The fibula, which was popular in Greek culture, served as a pin to both hold garments together and to show status of those with prestige or power within society.
A triangular shawl, usually worn by women, draped over the shoulders and crossed or fastened in the front.
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1883 – Charles Frederick Worth, red silk satin and velvet dinner dress
15th century – Late Byzantine Silk Damask Dress and Taffeta Tunic
The Fez and the Ottoman Path to Modernity
1869 – Red Silk Dress