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16. century
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Court dress
Joanna Marschner
22 January 2018
The Spanish court was the earliest to actively promote a distinctive court dress from the sixteenth century. All courtiers, state officials, and those attending court had to wear a doublet and close-fitting knee breeches, made of silk or wool in a somber color, worn with the stiff “gorilla” collar of white linen (English)
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Court uniforms and dress
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- dewiki Ziviluniform