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A '''chemise''' is an undergarment worn under [[clothing]]. In the [[SCA]] it is usually associated with women's [[garb]] but in [[period]] men wore something similar as well. A chemise could be a simple [[tunic]] or have gathered sleaves and a tailored neckline. Some chemises were decorated with [[trim]] and [[embroidery]].
A '''chemise''' is an undergarment worn under [[clothing]]. In the [[SCA]] it is usually associated with women's [[garb]]; but in [[period]] men wore [[shirt]]s for the same function. A chemise could be a simple [[tunic]] or have gathered [[sleeve]]s and a tailored neckline. Some chemises were decorated with [[trim]] and [[embroidery]].

== External Links ==
* [http://moas.atlantia.sca.org/wsnlinks/index.php?action=displaycat&catid=1269 Atlantian A&S Links: Shirts and Smocks]
* [http://www.larsdatter.com/smocks.htm Women's Smocks in the Late Middle Ages]

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Latest revision as of 12:54, 9 September 2007

A chemise is an undergarment worn under clothing. In the SCA it is usually associated with women's garb; but in period men wore shirts for the same function. A chemise could be a simple tunic or have gathered sleeves and a tailored neckline. Some chemises were decorated with trim and embroidery.

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