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Back Pieces/Coats/Cloaks breakdown from my Clothing/Materials (full list) |
This is my Back Pieces/Coats/Cloaks 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.) Back Pieces/Coats/Cloaks (non-bodice/dress/robe items) - Blazer - Brat – (Celtic) cloak - Burnoose - (Arab or Berber) hooded mantle or cloak - Cape – hooded body drape for keeping warm or as a piece for an ensemble - Chamanto – (Chile) poncho - Cloak – hoodless drape over the shoulders to keep warm or accent and ensemble - Coat - Cowl - Doublet – [circa late 14th to mid 17th century] a man's snug-fitting (buttoned) jacket - Duster – (U.S. West) long tailed coat usually of leather, corduroy or canvas - Epiblema – (Greek) shawl worn by Greek women - Flak vest (or jacket) - (Military or protective forces) - Himation – (Greek) heavy drape worn over a chiton, cloak - Hoodie – lightweight jacket (fleece), sweater or shirt with a hood - Jack – an abbreviated jacket - Jacket – a sleeved, waist or hip length short coat - Jerkin o (16th & 17th centuries) a man's short close-fitting jacket without sleeves, made usually of light-colored leather, worn over the doublet. o (20th century) a sleeveless garment worn by the British Army. - Kilt jacket (Scot) - Mantle – cape, cloak - Mantalet – armor - Nehru Jacket (Asian) – sleeveless, vest-like buttoned jacket worn by men or women - Palla – (Roman) a woman's stole-like outer garment, could be draped over the head - Paludamentum – (Roman) cloak or cape fastened at the shoulder worn by republican and imperial Roman men - Poncho – (Spanish) full-circle cloak - Parka – thickly padded, heavy coat with hood for extreme cold environments - Peacoat - Riding coat (also riding habit) [circa 1790] outer coat worn by both genders o (French) Redingote - Shawl – - Stole o (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 o a woman's wrap (shawl) usually long enough to go around the back and drap over the arms at the elbows or shoulders, often of fur or faux fur - Straight jacket - Veil – sheer, lacy, embroidered, or opaque cloth worn over the face, head (or both), sometimes body - Vest – - Waistcoat – sleeveless vest --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "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 Fabric List/Definition http://phrontistery.info/fabric.html Medieval Clothing: A Primer http://www.mercwars.com/garbglossary.shtml The Renaissance Tailor http://www.vertetsable.com/research_vocabulary.htm Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page Costumes.org http://www.costumes.org/classes/fashiondress/ancientgreece.htm • Assyrian costumes http://www.nineveh.com/Clothing%20in%20Ancient%20Assyria.html • Aztec costumes http://www.aztec-history.com/ancient-aztec-clothing.html • Egyptian costumes http://www.wendellhull.com/astmg4cd/orders/db/costhist.asp?page=3&era=Egypt&cate... • Greek costumes http://www.richeast.org/htwm/Greeks/costume/costume.html • Hebrew costumes http://www.ancient-hebrew.org/33_clothing.html • India costumes http://www.ghagra.org.in/ • Roman costumes http://www.unrv.com/culture/ancient-roman-clothing.php • http://www.vroma.org/~bmcmanus/clothing.html |