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Engageantes , French: "meddlers", are long lace flounces on the sleeves of women's clothes.
In the 17th century, "lace sleeves" made from needlepoint were still worn as a separate item of clothing.
From the late 17th century until the beginning of the long-sleeved fashion of the 1770s, engageantes were pinned to the sleeves of the undergarment, chemise or chemise dress. They were available in simple designs, for example made of batiste and, in high society and among the nobility, made of valuable fine tulle lace, sometimes lined up in up to five layers like a pagoda. The tip, which was only attached, could be easily removed for washing.
Individual evidence
- ↑ a b http://www.marquise.de/de/1700/glossar/engageante.html
- ↑ http://www.marquise.de/de/1700/glossar/chemise.html
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