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Russian Elegance: Country & City Fashion from the 15th to the Early 20th Century
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Ket is on page 132 of 192

Peter the Great 's edicts. Justaucorps. Sweets pockets. Chemise dress, the genesis of obnoxious see-through clothing. Redingote. Burnoose. Dandies, lions. Canezou pelerine.

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Ket is on page 86 of 192

Kitchka, gusset, bast shoes, kokoshnik, Old Believer, false fastener, buttons sewn onto a cord to protect fabric.

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Ket is on page 32 of 192

World-building 101: This is exactly the kind of book to read if you want to learn how to write about clothing and costume. Favorite new vocab words so far include chasuble, yoke, and sarafan, and I'm loving the descriptions of how pieces are embroidered and embellished.

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