Lap (clothes)
The lap ( m. , Plural “die laps”) is the part of a men's skirt that is attached with a waist seam below the waist in men's clothing .
Laps were already attached to medieval jackets and at that time fell wide, in a manner reminiscent of bell skirts. After the Thirty Years' War, tailors developed wide, buttoned jackets with laps for the upper classes. These collarless skirts of the Baroque era became the Justaucorps (close to the body) of the Rococo as the cutting technique progressed .
Up to the end of the 18th century, the fit and width distribution of these garments was regulated via the waist seam. B. cut the lap folds of the Justeau corps only in the lap and had no fullness above the lap seam. The folds of the tunics of the 19th century were also only attached to the knees. Typical of the skirts of that time was the lap pocket attached to the back slit, invisible from the outside.
