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Accessories breakdown from my Clothing/Materials (full list) |
This is my Accessories sub-list from my "Clothing/Materials Reference (Full List)" ![]() Breaking this list out of the main list should make it easier to search for items under the identified topic only. Other clothing/materials items should be referenced from the main list or from their individual breakdown category. This list is comprehensive, but also incomplete. (Reference sites at the end.) Accessories – decorator or functional pieces added to or carried with garments - Apron (pinafore) – cloth covering outer garments to protect them from soilage or accidental destruction; often worn with ruffles and as a "cute" accent for children's wear - Badge – accessory awarded for any number of reasons - Bags (see "Containers") - Baldric – belt worn across the chest - Bangle – jewelry or decorative accessory for garments or the body - Beads – decorative notions for garments, the body, hair, etc. - Bells – ringing decorative notions used in 14th & 15th centuries - Braid – a plait twisting at least three lengths of hair or textiles together - Chain – an accent, jewelry accessory, or fastener for garments and armor - Clavi – (Roman) the purple vertical stripe worn by senators and equites - Clerical collar – detachable neck piece - Dangle – hanging decoration - Dicky (dickey, dickie) o A woman's blouse front worn under a suit jacket or low-necked garment o A man's detachable shirt front o A collar for a shirt o A child's bib or pinafore - Doublings – Roman leather and brass shoulder pieces denoting rank - Embellishments – accents, decorations, flourish - Fan – an arched, usually stiff or feathered accessory for show or for cooling the body - Favor – a lady's small material gift (token) given to a champion prior to challenge or combat, often a scarf, kerchief, strip of material, locket, embroidered material, glove, etc. - Frog – leather hangar for swords, daggers, axes, etc. - Handkerchief o Kerchief o Neckerchief - Hikes (or skirt hikes) – leather belting to keep one's skirt from getting in the way of movement or out of the mud - Jewelry (see Jewelry) - Muff o a tubular fashion accessory, usually of fur, for keeping the hands warm o a device, or fashion accessory, usually of fur, for protecting and/or keeping the ears warm - Muffler – a scarf, usually worn in cold weather - Neckcloth – necktie (tie), stock, cravat, ascot http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Necktie - Ornament – accent decorations - Pinafore – an apron worn by male, female, child or adult sometimes trimmed with flounces' for women may be worn as a dress or smock over a blouse - Plait – a braid - Placards (also plackets) – stomacher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stomacher - Parasol – umbrella - Plumes – feathers, usually fluffy - Ribbon – streamer of material for decorative or strap use on garments, hats, or hair - Scarf – cloth covering for head or body (i.e. shoulders or hips) - Sequins – glittering decorative tokens (usually small disks) for glamour-style dressing - Stole – (Religious) liturgical vestment; a band of colored cloth 7 to 9 feet long, 3 to 4 inches wide, center is worn around the neck and the ends are draped in front - Stomacher http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stomacher - Vestee – a decorative front piece worn under a woman's jacket or blouse so as to be visible at the neckline. --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "Main References List" ![]() References: Basic Medieval Patterns http://www.ece.uwaterloo.ca/~arnora/arnora/costumehdbk.htm Clothing Definitions Database for the Clothing Industry http://www.apparelsearch.com/Definitions/Definition_List_Clothes.htm Medieval Clothing: A Primer http://www.mercwars.com/garbglossary.shtml Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page |