Anne Buck's 'Clothes & the Child' has several index references to leading strings and hanging sleeves which seem relevant.
Ruth Bean | >From: "Saragrace Knauf" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | >Reply-To: Historical Costume <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | >To: "h-costume" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> | >Subject: [h-cost] Child's costume - lappets? | >Date: Fri, 16 Feb 2007 08:27:02 -0700 | > | >Do any of you know of some sources which discuss the pieces of cloth | >(typically from the shoulder or sleeve scye) hanging from a child's | >costume? | >I need some reference material to support my discussion and can't seem to | >find anything specifically in my books. I have always referred to them as | >lappets....maybe this is why I can't find the reference? _______________________________________________ h-costume mailing list h-costume@mail.indra.com http://mail.indra.com/mailman/listinfo/h-costume