Mantelet (fashion)
The mantelet ( French for “little coat”, in France also visit “visit”) is a waist-length cape with a hood without arm slits, which is worn mainly over the crinoline and closed at the neck with a bow or a hook. It was worn from 1740 until the revolution and then again in the time of crinoline fashion from 1848 to around 1888. Summery shapes were made of light, relatively light material, winter coats were made of darker, warmer material ( velvet , cashmere or taffeta ) and were often trimmed with fur . During this time, false sleeves were often attached or the Mantelet had relatively short, low-set real sleeves.
A form of the cape or mantle related to the Mantelet was also referred to as Pardessus (something like "overcoat").
literature
- Ingrid Loschek: Reclam's fashion and costume lexicon. 5th edition Reclam, Stuttgart 2005, ISBN 3-15-010577-3 , p. 366