Biretz, also known as “electoral cloth”, was a double cloth with a twill pattern on one side and a cord pattern on the other. It was a reversible construction. Biretz was made from wool, silk or other wool combinations. The material was used to make dresses.[1][2][3][4]
Empress cloth edit
There were napped, and corded variants also, called Empress cloth named after Empress Eugenia.
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See also edit
- Albert cloth
- Eugénie hat, the original Eugénie hat was named after Eugénie de Montijo, wife of Napoleon III, whose fashion choices were publicized in fashion sketches and closely scrutinized across Europe and the United States.[5]
References edit
- ^ Picken, Mary Brooks (2013-07-24). A Dictionary of Costume and Fashion: Historic and Modern. Courier Corporation. p. 21. ISBN 978-0-486-14160-2.
- ^ Lewandowski, Elizabeth J. (2011). The Complete Costume Dictionary. Scarecrow Press. p. 31. ISBN 978-0-8108-4004-1.
- ^ Curtis, Homer S. ] comp [from old catalog (1916). Dressmakers dictionary . The Library of Congress. [Brooklyn, N.Y., The Guide printing company].
- ^ Tortora, Phyllis G.; Johnson, Ingrid (2013-09-17). The Fairchild Books Dictionary of Textiles. A&C Black. p. 60. ISBN 978-1-60901-535-0.
- ^ "Impress of an empress: The influence of Eugénie on luxury style is". The Independent. 2013-09-18. Retrieved 2021-08-15.
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