Dalmatic: a long, wide robe with flaring sleeves, that was often made from white Dalmatian wool. It is still sometimes worn by Church dignitaries.
Devantiere: women's riding attire which is split at the back, common to the seventeenth century.
Dhoti: into-iranian loin-cloth.
Djellaba: a type of North African hooded cloak with long wide sleeves.
Dolly: childish look popular in 1960's, consisted of little girl dresses and jackets, "mary jane" shoes and little make-up.
Doublet/Pour point: a quilted garment. Padded with a material and then stitched in place it has been a versatile garment over the centuries.
Duckbill Shoes: exaggeratedly wide shoes which were popular in the late fifteenth century.
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