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English costume (1906)

Calthrop, Dion Clayton, 1878-1937 · London, A. and C. Black · leaf 136

An illustration from English costume, 1906, leaf 136
tion inwriting of a costume one canvisualize mentally to leave outmuch that might be useful tothe student who knows little ornothing of the period of dressin which one is writing; soperhaps it will be better to now dress a mancompletely. First, long hair and a neatly-trimmed beard ; overthis a hood… … JOHN 65 with thongs, or fitting at the ankleHke a sUpper, or boots of soft leatherturned over a little at the top, atthe base of the calf of the leg. Fifth, a gown, loosely fitting,buckled at the neck, with sleeveswide at the top and tight at thewrist, or quite loose and coming tojust below the…

Costume -- Great Britain

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