A gown, from the Saxon word, gunna,[1] is a usually loose outer garment from knee-to-full-length worn by men and women in Europe from the Early Middle Ages to the 17th century, and continuing today in certain professions; later, the term gown was applied to any full-length woman's garment consisting of a bodice and an attached skirt. A long, loosely fitted gown called a Banyan was worn by men in the 18th century as an informal coat.
The gowns worn today by academics, judges, and some clergy derive directly from the everyday garments worn by their medieval predecessors, formalised into a uniform in the course of the 16th and 17th centuries.
A modern-day gown refers to several types of garments. It can refer to a woman's dress, especially a formal or fancy dress.[2][1] It may also refer to a nightgown or a dressing gown.[2] In academia, and other traditional areas, such as the legal world, gowns are also worn on various formal or ceremonial occasions.[2]
Historyedit
The gunna was worn by Anglo-Saxon women and consisted of a long, loose outer garment.[1] The gunna was also called a cote, surcoat, or robe.[1]
Gowns were worn by students attending early European universities in the 12th and 13th centuries.[3] The gowns, and the hoods that accompanied them, would indicate their status.[3] From the 14th to the 17th centuries, the term "gown" was used to describe any long, loose, robe-like garment worn by both men and women.[1]
In the 1500s in Italy, a gown was known as a camora or by regional names in various locations.[4] The look of the camora changed over time, starting out with a high waist and low neckline at the beginning of the century and gradually becoming low-waisted and high-necked by the end.[4] Italian women also wore an overgown called a vestito or a roba.[5] In turn, these might be covered by a robone which was lined with fabrics or furs for warmth.[5]
By the late 16th century, gowns were no longer in style in Italy except where they were worn to denote a professional station, such as a banker or priest.[6]
In the 17th century, women's gowns in the American colonies included trimming around the neck and down the bodice, or in the case of an open gown, down front edges from hem to neck.[7] Gowns may also have borders of silk, ribbons, and other decorations.[7] Women in the American colonies wore short gowns as working clothing and informal clothing during the 18th century.[8] The gowns were t-shaped and had side godets for additional volume.[8]
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Bibliography
Arnold, Janet: Patterns of Fashion 2: Englishwomen's Dresses and Their Construction c.1860–1940, Wace 1966, Macmillan 1972. Revised metric edition, Drama Books 1977. ISBN0-89676-027-8
Ashelford, Jane: The Art of Dress: Clothing and Society 1500–1914, Abrams, 1996. ISBN0-8109-6317-5
Black, J. Anderson and Madge Garland: A History of Fashion, Morrow, 1975. ISBN0-688-02893-4
Fabretti, Isabella Campagnol (2008). Condra, Jill (ed.). The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Clothing Through World History: 1501-1800. Vol. 2. Westport, Connecticut: Greenwood Press. ISBN9780313336645.
Kemp, Roger L. "Town and Gown Relations: A Handbook of Best Practices," McFarland and Company, Inc., Publishers, Jefferson, North Carolina, US, and London, England, UK, (2013). (ISBN978-0-7864-6399-2).
Picken, Mary Brooks (1957). The Fashion Dictionary: Fabric, Sewing, and Dress as Expressed in the Language of Fashion. New York: Funk & Wagnalls Company.
Staples, Kathleen A.; Shaw, Madelyn (2013). Clothing Through American History: The British Colonial Era. Santa Barbara, California: Greenwood. ISBN9780313084607.
April 08, 2024
gown, other, uses, disambiguation, gown, from, saxon, word, gunna, usually, loose, outer, garment, from, knee, full, length, worn, women, europe, from, early, middle, ages, 17th, century, continuing, today, certain, professions, later, term, gown, applied, ful. For other uses see Gown disambiguation A gown from the Saxon word gunna 1 is a usually loose outer garment from knee to full length worn by men and women in Europe from the Early Middle Ages to the 17th century and continuing today in certain professions later the term gown was applied to any full length woman s garment consisting of a bodice and an attached skirt A long loosely fitted gown called a Banyan was worn by men in the 18th century as an informal coat American silk and cotton ball gown circa 1860 Metropolitan Museum of ArtThe gowns worn today by academics judges and some clergy derive directly from the everyday garments worn by their medieval predecessors formalised into a uniform in the course of the 16th and 17th centuries Contents 1 Terminology 2 History 3 See also 3 1 Types of gowns 4 ReferencesTerminology editA modern day gown refers to several types of garments It can refer to a woman s dress especially a formal or fancy dress 2 1 It may also refer to a nightgown or a dressing gown 2 In academia and other traditional areas such as the legal world gowns are also worn on various formal or ceremonial occasions 2 History editThe gunna was worn by Anglo Saxon women and consisted of a long loose outer garment 1 The gunna was also called a cote surcoat or robe 1 Gowns were worn by students attending early European universities in the 12th and 13th centuries 3 The gowns and the hoods that accompanied them would indicate their status 3 From the 14th to the 17th centuries the term gown was used to describe any long loose robe like garment worn by both men and women 1 In the 1500s in Italy a gown was known as a camora or by regional names in various locations 4 The look of the camora changed over time starting out with a high waist and low neckline at the beginning of the century and gradually becoming low waisted and high necked by the end 4 Italian women also wore an overgown called a vestito or a roba 5 In turn these might be covered by a robone which was lined with fabrics or furs for warmth 5 By the late 16th century gowns were no longer in style in Italy except where they were worn to denote a professional station such as a banker or priest 6 In the 17th century women s gowns in the American colonies included trimming around the neck and down the bodice or in the case of an open gown down front edges from hem to neck 7 Gowns may also have borders of silk ribbons and other decorations 7 Women in the American colonies wore short gowns as working clothing and informal clothing during the 18th century 8 The gowns were t shaped and had side godets for additional volume 8 See also editBanyan clothing Grand boubou a gown of West Africa Clothing terminology Dress Frock List of individual dresses Robe Skirt 1550 1600 in fashion 1600 1650 in fashion Types of gowns edit Academic dress cap and gown Ball gown Bedgown Bouffant gown Coronation gown Evening gown Hospital gown Nightgown 9 Tea gown Wedding gown Sheer fabric DecolletageReferences edit a b c d e Wilcox Ruth Turner 1970 The Dictionary of Costume London Batsford p 152 ISBN 0713408561 a b c Picken 1957 p 153 a b Waxman Olivia B 10 May 2017 The Real Reason Grads Wear a Cap and Gown Time Retrieved 2018 01 26 a b Fabretti 2008 p 23 a b Fabretti 2008 p 25 Fabretti 2008 p 72 a b Staples amp Shaw 2013 p 269 a b Staples amp Shaw 2013 p 272 Classic night gowns for men and women morgenkaaben dk Retrieved 15 April 2016 nbsp Wikimedia Commons has media related to Gowns BibliographyArnold Janet Patterns of Fashion 2 Englishwomen s Dresses and Their Construction c 1860 1940 Wace 1966 Macmillan 1972 Revised metric edition Drama Books 1977 ISBN 0 89676 027 8 Ashelford Jane The Art of Dress Clothing and Society 1500 1914 Abrams 1996 ISBN 0 8109 6317 5 Black J Anderson and Madge Garland A History of Fashion Morrow 1975 ISBN 0 688 02893 4 Fabretti Isabella Campagnol 2008 Condra Jill ed The Greenwood Encyclopedia of Clothing Through World History 1501 1800 Vol 2 Westport Connecticut Greenwood Press ISBN 9780313336645 Kemp Roger L Town and Gown Relations A Handbook of Best Practices McFarland and Company Inc Publishers Jefferson North Carolina US and London England UK 2013 ISBN 978 0 7864 6399 2 Picken Mary Brooks 1957 The Fashion Dictionary Fabric Sewing and Dress as Expressed in the Language of Fashion New York Funk amp Wagnalls Company Staples Kathleen A Shaw Madelyn 2013 Clothing Through American History The British Colonial Era Santa Barbara California Greenwood ISBN 9780313084607 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Gown amp oldid 1210764167, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
