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bustle: a framework worn at the back below the waist for giving fullness to a woman's skirt makes the womens butt bigger
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carnbay street london: capital of fashion
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chemise: loose, silk like undergarment
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chiton: a woolen tunic worn by men and women in ancient Greece
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coco chanel: marked as one of the most influential designers of the 20th century. "little black dress", perfumes (chanel N 5). Formed the interpretation of the word "chic"
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cod piece: jointed hose that has a pouch at the front men wore them
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corset: A close-fitting undergarment
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decolette: french word for low cut
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empire: high waisted
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flappers: wore short dresse and have cut hair, carefree young women with short, "bobbed" hair, heavy makeup, and short skirts. The flapper symbolized the new "liberated" woman of the 1920s. Many people saw the bold, boyish look and shocking behavior of flappers as a sign of changing morals. Though hardly typical of American women, the flapper image reinforced the idea that women now had more freedom.
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gibson girl: the ideal American girl of the 1890's as characterized byt he artist Charles Dana Gibson wore neckshort
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hooped petticoat: Petticoat shaped with boning structured to create fullness in a skirt without multiple layers.
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jaqueline Kennedy: she was the icon for women in fashion in the 1960s
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linen: a fabric woven with fibers from the flax plant
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loin cloth: triangular outer or under garments worn like diapers
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military look: looks in the 1940s
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mod: modern fashion in london
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new look: a style of women's clothing created by Christian Dior in 1947
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puddle skirt: teenager girls in the 1950s wore them
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ruff: a high tight collar
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suit of mail: chambers armors protection
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toga: a one-piece cloak worn by men in ancient Rome
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waist coat: men of the sixteenth and eighteenth wore
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wool: a fabric made from the hair of sheep