Samare

A loose jacket with side laps reaching to the knee.

Samare was an outer garment of ladies in the 17th century. It was a loose jacket with extra frills hung down to the knees in the style of a gown. It was worn with a petticoat.[1][2]

As per Randle Holme, it was a long-skirted jacket with four separate tails falling to knee-length. [3]

References

  1. ^ Freeman, Ruth Sunderlin (1978). Cavalcade of Dolls: Basic Source Book for Collectors. Century House Publishing Company. p. 301. ISBN 978-0-87282-001-2.
  2. ^ McClellan, Elisabeth (1906). Historic Dress, 1607-1800: With an Introductory Chapter on Dress in the Spanish and French Settlements in Florida and Louisiana. Lane. p. 133.
  3. ^ Earle, Alice Morse (2018-09-21). Two Centuries of Costume in America: Volume 1. BoD – Books on Demand. p. 105. ISBN 978-3-7340-5485-3.
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