The heritage of dress; being notes on the history and evolution of clothes (1912)
Webb, Wilfred Mark, 1868- · London, The Times Book Club · leaf 201
rtant again, while the sleeves belongingto the latter reach nearly to the ground. When we come, however, to the robes of the Chancellor,which are made of stiffer material, we find that the ancientcharacter of the hanging sleeves is much more marked (seeFigure 135), and there is a train so long that… … Figure 134.—Hanging sleeve ofthe fifteenth century. 158 THE HERITAGE OF DRESS for instance, was unable to use fur of so costly a kind as thatworn by his academical superiors. Stuff or silk gowns stillhave their significance, and in the hoods which are the survivalof a part of dress which was once…
Costume · Clothing and dress
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