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It originated in the [[United Kingdom]] in the 18th century and remained popular there and in [[France]] through the 19th with many variations,<ref>Elizabeth J. |
It originated in the [[United Kingdom]] in the 18th century and remained popular there and in [[France]] through the 19th with many variations,<ref>{{Cite book|last=Lewandowski|first=Elizabeth J.|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=gbIsJ2tZJS4C&pg=PA107&|title=The Complete Costume Dictionary|date=2011-10-24|publisher=Scarecrow Press|isbn=978-0-8108-7785-6|language=en}}</ref> as well as in the [[United States]].<ref>{{Cite book|last=Volo|first=Dorothy|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=yPLYqix19DIC&pg=PA289&|title=Daily Life in Civil War America, 2nd Edition|last2=Volo|first2=James M.|date=2009-10-13|publisher=ABC-CLIO|isbn=978-0-313-36604-8|language=en}}</ref> The fichu was generally of [[linen]] fabric and was folded [[diagonal]]ly into a triangle and tied, pinned, or tucked into the bodice in front. |
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A fichu is sometimes used with a brooch to conceal the closure of a [[Cleavage (breasts)|''décolté'']] neckline. The fichu can thus be fastened in the front, or crossed over the chest. The cross-over fichu sometimes extended all the way to the back. Some models include a large over-the-shoulders back piece.<ref>{{Cite web|title=fichu {{!}} Fashion History Timeline|url=https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/fichu/|access-date=2020-08-21|website=fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu}}</ref> |
A fichu is sometimes used with a brooch to conceal the closure of a [[Cleavage (breasts)|''décolté'']] neckline. The fichu can thus be fastened in the front, or crossed over the chest. The cross-over fichu sometimes extended all the way to the back. Some models include a large over-the-shoulders back piece.<ref>{{Cite web|title=fichu {{!}} Fashion History Timeline|url=https://fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu/fichu/|access-date=2020-08-21|website=fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu}}</ref> |
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A fichu (/ˈfiːʃuː/, from the French "thrown over") is a large, square kerchief worn by women to fill in the low neckline of a bodice.
Description
It originated in the United Kingdom in the 18th century and remained popular there and in France through the 19th with many variations,[1] as well as in the United States.[2] The fichu was generally of linen fabric and was folded diagonally into a triangle and tied, pinned, or tucked into the bodice in front.
A fichu is sometimes used with a brooch to conceal the closure of a décolté neckline. The fichu can thus be fastened in the front, or crossed over the chest. The cross-over fichu sometimes extended all the way to the back. Some models include a large over-the-shoulders back piece.[3]
The fichu found in several traditional cultures resembles a poncho that covers only the shoulders and chest.
Gallery
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Elizabeth Sewall Salisbury wears an embroidered fichu pinned at the neck, 1789. -
Jeune femme au fichu blanc, between 1790 and 1800 -
American or European, cotton, mid-19th century. -
Probably American, cotton, mid-19th century. -
French, silk, mid-19th century. -
British, linen, knotted, mid-19th century. -
American or European, silk, mid-19th century. -
Fichu en indienne, traditionally worn in the Comtat Venaissin.
See also
References
- ^ Lewandowski, Elizabeth J. (2011-10-24). The Complete Costume Dictionary. Scarecrow Press. ISBN 978-0-8108-7785-6.
- ^ Volo, Dorothy; Volo, James M. (2009-10-13). Daily Life in Civil War America, 2nd Edition. ABC-CLIO. ISBN 978-0-313-36604-8.
- ^ "fichu | Fashion History Timeline". fashionhistory.fitnyc.edu. Retrieved 2020-08-21.
Bibliography
- Baumgarten, Linda: What Clothes Reveal: The Language of Clothing in Colonial and Federal America, Yale University Press, 2002. ISBN 0-300-09580-5
- Cunnington, C. Willett and Phillis Emily Cunnington: Handbook of English Costume in the Eighteenth Century. London: Faber, 1972.
- Payne, Blanche: History of Costume from the Ancient Egyptians to the Twentieth Century, Harper & Row, 1965. No ISBN for this edition; ASIN B0006BMNFS
- Ribeiro, Aileen: Dress in Eighteenth Century Europe 1715-1789, Yale University Prison, 2002, ISBN 0-300-09151-6
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to Fichu.
Look up fichu in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
- Victorian Fashions and Costumes from Harper's Bazar, 1867-1898
- 18th century women's kerchiefs and fichus
- Description from Diderot's Encyclopedie
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