Figleafing Through History: the Dynamics of Dress

15th century Africa ancient animal aristocratic armor bands barbarian basic became began belted Berber blue bodice body breeches brocaded Byzantine caftan Celts century China Chinese chiton Christian civilized cloaks cloth coat color costume cotton Court Cretan culture decoration display dominant doublet dragon draped dress East Egypt embroidered empire Europe exomis expressed fibulae fringe garments gave German girdles gold gowns Greek hair Henri Lhote himation horse India Islam jewels kalasiris kaunakes kimona king knights lace layers leather linen loincloth magic medieval Mediterranean Metropolitan Museum Mongols Moslems moved Museum of Art Mycenaean ornament paenula pagne paint pallium pattern peplos Persian purple rectangles rich riding Roman Rome sans-culottes Scythian sewn shawl shirt shoulder Silk Road silk robes skin skirt sleeves steppes stola strip suit symbol toga trade tradition tribal tribes trousers tunics turban Tyrian purple waist wear weave West Western women wool wore worn wrapped