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	<title>Alexandra Highcrest Magazine &#187; bliaut</title>
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		<title>Cutting Edge Fashion, ca. the 12th Century</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 17 Oct 2009 17:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alexandra Highcrest</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Fashion History]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Western European women’s clothing changed dramatically in the first half of the 12th century, during the First Crusade, when noble ladies accompanied their crusading lords to cities such as Constantinople, Palermo, and Venice—all centres of silk manufacture. These fashion-conscious visitors discovered and adopted a local, eastern-inspired garment, the bliaut, and before long the gown made its way by degrees through the south of France and into England, arriving about 1130. Previously women&#8217;s gowns were simple affairs; the bliaut was the first woman&#8217;s garment to have a definite shape and elaborate construction. It was made of fine material, crimped or gauffered, joined on the shoulders then stitched and stitched again across the bust and back. The neck was banded, and the garment fell in many tiny folds to the feet. The sleeves were created the same way; the tiny pleats were fixed into the armholes (this is the first appearance of such a feature as an armhole) and stitched a little way down the arm so they fell in many small folds around the arm. The sleeve was cut on the cross, creating a zigzag effect at its edge. The bliaut could be layered and was usually accessorized. A corsage, a [...]]]></description>
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