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English costume (1906)

Calthrop, Dion Clayton, 1878-1937 · London, A. and C. Black · leaf 84

An illustration from English costume, 1906, leaf 84
hood, a peaked hat or a round, large-brimmedstraw hat. We may now arrive at the fashionable man,whose eccentricities in clothes were the object of much comment. How theliouppelande or peli^onactually was originated Ido not know, but it cameabout that men suddenlybegan to clothe them-selves in this… … RICHARD THE SECOND 47 cut at the edges into the forms of leaves orother designs, and were lined, as the houppelande,witli fur or silk. It will be seen that such agarment to suit all weathers and temperaturesmust be made of various materials and linedaccordingly. These materials were almost…

Costume -- Great Britain

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