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banyan - correct answer ✔✔men's robe long silk developed in the U.S. and Europe
baroque - correct answer ✔✔a term to express extravagant and very ornate styles
rococo - correct answer ✔✔In this style, lines were less massive, the curves were more slender
and delicate, and an emphasis on asymmetrical balance gained importance
Who is credited with introducing the men's 3-piece suit? - correct answer ✔✔Charles II
Who was Madame Pompador? - correct answer ✔✔- mistress of Louis 15th
- his wife was educated and not into beauty or cosmetics
- Madam was known for the Pink Rose motif
What is a hedge hog? - correct answer ✔✔a mens hairstyle
Why are some men called 'beaus'? - correct answer ✔✔- they cared about their appearance &
we not a part of the working class
What was the most common material people used in the 17th- 18thcentury to lighten their
skin? - correct answer ✔✔Lead
What are spats? - correct answer ✔✔On top of shoe to protect it from rain, mud, dirt
, What is a ditto suit? - correct answer ✔✔Mans 3-piece suit made of the same fabric
What are drawers? - correct answer ✔✔Undergarments with a draw string
Cravat - correct answer ✔✔long lace scarf
Steinkirk - correct answer ✔✔fur runner of the men's neckline
What is a Spencer? - correct answer ✔✔· a short waisted jacket just under the bust
· Normally worn by the women but then eventually by men
What was a Macintosh? - correct answer ✔✔- water proof coat made of rubber (not
comfortable)
What was a Redding goat? - correct answer ✔✔· women's riding coat
· during the 18thcentury women wore a long coat inspirited by an English riding jacket
What were rhinegraves? - correct answer ✔✔⁃ They were petti coat britches
Fontage - correct answer ✔✔· a headdress
· wire and lace
· On the top of their hair women placed a device made of a series of ruffles held in place with
wire supports and known as a Fontange in France
What was special about the latto pleat? - correct answer ✔✔...
What was a bergere? - correct answer ✔✔a type of headdress, wide brimmed straw hat