elements of ancient costume [3]![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Examples of different articles of clothing characteristic of a period, country, condition or occasion.
dress with crinoline ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
A 19th-century dress worn over several underskirts, including a full one made of horsehair.
fringe ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Strip of material with hanging threads used to decorate the border of clothing.
sleeve ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Part of the garment covering the arm; it can be of various shapes and lengths.
short sleeve ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Half sleeve covering the upper arm and extended by another half sleeve of various shapes.
cotehardie ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
In the 14th century, the cotehardie was a kind of low-cut fitted surcoat with long sleeves left open from the elbow.
vertical pocket ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Pocket cut along the grain of the fabric.
floating sleeve ![click to hear](/images/speaker.jpg)
Sleeve characterized by a long, sometimes ankle-length panel falling from the elbow.