banyan
A banyan is a loose-fitted informal robe or gown worn by men in the late 17th to the early 19th centuries.
Tag: gown
robe à la française
An elite 18th-century gown consisting of a decorative stomacher, petticoat, and two wide box pleats falling from shoulders to the floor.
mantua
A jacket-like bodice with pulled back overskirt that bustled in the back, often in elaborately patterned fabric, first worn in the 17th century.
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