For a fashion history course...During the Crusades women wore bliauts, which were tunic dresses with bell sleeves. They were normally embellished around the neck and sleeves.
Shoes were made of velvet, soft leather, and brocades and were embellished with jewels. Hose came onto the scene for the first time, although they were not as thin as todays. Small decorated purses called amonieres gained popularity and women wore their hair in coifs and covered their heads with gorgets. Tassels, as featured in the necklace, mosaics as featured in the YSL powder, and fur-trimmed gowns like this Rebecca Taylor coat were popular.
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