Somewhere in my library there is a note re waistcoats and jackets that
describes the diff as being with or without sleeves. Any one else have seen
this listing?
-----Original Message-----
From: "Jill Hadfield" <j...@jigrah.co.uk>
Sent 1/6/2011 6:27:46 PM
To: "Historical Costume" <h-cost...@indra.com>
Subject: Re: [h-cost] 1620s jacket vs waistcoatAs far as I am aware, a
waistcoat was a 'coat cut to the
waist' i.e. a jacket. It would usually have sleeves but sometimes
removable sleeves. These were worn by both men and women.
Jill
(who does 17th century living history, usually chopping onions, lots
and lots of onions but sometimes making butter) :-D
At 21:09 06/01/2011, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>
>I've been reading through the old Plymouth Plantation embroidery
>blog for their
>reproduction embroidered jacket, and they were talking about waistcoats and
>jackets, but in a way that made them seem interchangeable. I've
>tried googling
>their blog directly to see if they explain anywhere what the differences or
>similarities are, but all I found was one article that mention jackets, while
>the links themselves mention 3 waistcoats and 1 jacket.
>http://thistle-threads.com.mytempweb.com/blog/index.php/2009/01/new-jackets-to-view/
>
>There was an earlier article where they said that the women would wear their
>smocks, petticoats and stays while indoors, but would not leave their homes
>without wearing a waistcoat or a jacket.
>
>I had thought waistcoats were like vests, but this is a time period
>that is new
>to me so I am not sure what they meant by waistcoat.
>
>Would anyone here be able to explain what the differences are, if any?
>
>Thank you,
>
>Kimiko
>
> Kimiko Small
>http://www.kimiko1.com
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