Thank you Linda Walton, for the wonderful essay! *** http://www.tudorlinks.com/treasury/articles/viewvictunder1.html Jenny DeAngelis Your link, Jenny, provides interesting information. Thanks!
*** It is an interesting subject, and seeing how words got used and reused, sometimes incorrectly. Looking up Chemise here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chemise It stories what I would paraphrase as an "under blouse" but you can see how it's purpose and look evolved as what I would call an underlayer or interlayer. I tend to think of a chemise being of most any shape, but can also have shoulders fully there, vs. a camisole typically having narrow straps, which Wiki seems to confirm, but that source isn't 100% reliable. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camisole An analogy would be currently knit (and lace knit) neck warmers are often called "cowls," but those newer to knitting or fashion don't realize it refers to a loose and drapey neckline (so is used appropriately sometimes). Now they are calling even short wide bands that button at the neck, a cowl, etc. A cowl originally was a hooded garment for monks, so the drapey character of that segued to the use of the word for a neckline, and now to something quite different. There are many other examples, but I will let this suffice. Best, Susan Reishus - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]. Photo site: http://community.webshots.com/user/arachne2003/albums/most-recent
