Define These History of Fashion Flashcars

Vocabulary relating to clothing of the Italian Renaissance (c. 1400-1600) and the Northern Renaissance (c. 1500-1600).

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Doublet
Waist to hip length garments worn with hose by men. (Italian Renaissance)
Codpiece
Became a very obvious feature of men’s clothing by 1500. The codpiece was usually padded and had been a practical solution to making the hose fit properly and enable men to relieve themselves with ease. (Italian Renaissance)
Male Camicia
Garments made of linen worn next to the skin by men. Lengths ranged from waist and hip to above the knee. (Italian Renaissance)
Female Camicia
Made of linen, long raglan style sleeves, usually floor length.
Edges were added at the last part of the century. (Italian Renaissance)
Dress
A fitted garment consisting of a bodice section joined to a full gathered or pleated skirt. Closed by lacing up the front and sometimes at the side, these garments were sleeved and usually had rounded high necklines. (Italian Renaissance)
Drawers
English term used for men’s undergarments that evolved from the earlier braise. (Italian Renaissance)
Chopines
A very high plat formed-soled shoe worn through out Italy and
Northern Europe. Chopines were worn exceptionally high in Venice. (Italian Renaissance)
Stomacher
A filler of contrasting color inserted under the V at the front of the doublet worn by men.(Northern Renaissance)
Upper stocks and Nether stocks
Hose that were divided into two sections and
sewn together. Upper stocks had the Codpiece sewn into the top and was sometimes padded to emphasis. (Northern Renaissance)
Breeches/Trunk hose
Pant-like leg coverings which evolved from Upper stocks . (Northern Renaissance)
Ruff
A very wide, often lace, stiffly starched collar. (Northern Renaissance)
Peascod belly.
Padding added to the doublet to emphasize the chest of the
peacock (Northern Renaissance)
Jacket/Jerkin
Worn over the doublet, usually had short puffed sleeves at the
arm and sometimes had no sleeves. (Northern Renaissance)
Canions
Made of same or contrasting colors, they were extensions from the end of the trunk hose to the knee or slightly below and were fastened to separate stocking at the bottom. (Northern Renaissance)
Stays
An English term for the forerunner of the corset. A linen undergarment worn by women made of two layers of fabric stiffened with glue and tied together with laces or tapes. (Northern Renaissance)