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1. Bellbottoms- Trousers with legs that flare at the bottom
2. Bermuda or
3. Bodice- part of your lower chest to your hips also known as your torso
4. Bohemian- of or relating to
5. Bombazine mantel- cloak
6. Bouffant- a dress where the top part is tight and the skirt of the dress puffs out
7. Bouffant hairdo- Puffed-out; full: a bouffant hair style.
8. Cashmere- Fine, downy wool growing beneath the outer hair of the Cashmere goat; A soft fabric made of this wool or of similar fibers.
9. Corset-a tightly laced waist synching device that makes the body fit the dress.
10. Dressing Sack-a protective piece of clothing that would slide over a woman’s head and would be worn to protect the lady when she was eating or doing her hair.
11. Flapper dress- A dress worn by a young woman, especially one in the 1920s who showed disdain for conventional dress and behavior
12. Girdle- An elasticized, flexible undergarment worn over the waist and hips, especially by women, to give the body a more slender appearance.
13. Hemlines- The bottom edge of a skirt, dress, or coat;
14. Mini-skirt- a short skirt with a hemline that falls several inches above the knee
15. Nehru Jacket- The Nehru jacket is an article of clothing, form of ethnic wear that originates in
16. Op art- from the early 1960's, an abstract style of art. This style is unique in its attempt to show movement on the surface by using optical illusion
17. Parasol- lace umbrella hat a lady would use to block the sun out of her face.
18. Pedal Pushers- Calf-length slacks worn by women and girls
19. Petticoat- A woman's slip or underskirt that is often full and trimmed with ruffles or lace
20. Pleated- A fold in cloth made by doubling the material upon itself and then pressing or stitching it into place
21. Poodle skirt- a long very full skirt with a poodle appliqué, popular in the 1950s
22. Preppy- A person whose manner and dress are deemed typical of traditional preparatory schools
23. Quiff’s Hairstyles- a tuft of hair, especially a forelock.
24. Raccoon hat- hat made from the fur of a carnivorous, gray colored, furry, North American mammal
25. Shawl- a wrap around article of clothing that would usually be made of wool, cotton, and fur that is used to keep warm during the winter months
26. Tailcoat- A man's black coat worn for formal daytime occasions and having a long rounded and split tail
27. Tapered jeans- thin, narrow, straight legged jeans
28. Tie-dye T-shirts- A dyeing technique in which design areas are bound or tied in order to prevent the dye penetrating the bound area while the textile is soaking in the dye bath, producing a pattern by contrasting the dyed areas with the original undyed cloth.
29. Trousers- An outer garment for covering the body from the waist to the ankles, divided into sections to fit each leg separately
30. Tweed- A coarse, rugged, often nubby woolen fabric made in any of various twill weaves and used chiefly for casual suits and coats
31. Weepers’ cuffs- set of cuffs that go on a black dress made out of white muslin
32. Weeping veil- a crepe veil covering their face that would be connected to your hat that a woman would wear when she was in mourning
33. Yoke- A piece of a garment that is closely fitted, either around the neck and shoulders or at the hips, and from which an unfitted or gathered part of the garment is hung
34. Zoot Suit- A man's suit popular during the early 1940s, characterized by full-legged, tight-cuffed trousers and a long coat with wide lapels and heavily padded, wide shoulders