Fashion Glossary 
 
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Venetians: balloon-shaped breeches which reached just below the knee, of late sixteenth and early seventeenth century.

Verdugo: a supple branch that was used to give fullness to a dress. This became the Farthingale.

Victoriana: fashion articles with obvious Victorian era attributes such as high frilled necklines, leg of mutton sleeves, shawls, parasols etc.

Visagiere: the open part of the hood which surrounds the face.

Vitta: a headband worn by Roman women to denote their status as free-born citizens.

Volant: french word for flounce or ruffle.

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