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Camisole (clothes)


Camisole (fr. camisole - jacket) is men's clothing (military or court), sewn to the waist, knee-length, sometimes sleeveless, with a standing or turn-down collar, worn under a justocor. Appeared in France in the 1st half of the 17th century; in the 18th century it became widespread in other countries of Western Europe, as well as in Russia (with the introduction of Western European costume among the nobles). Camisole was made of cloth, silk, velvet, decorated with embroidery, galloon, buttons. In the 17th century, a camisole was worn under armor, later they began to wear it without them, leaving only an iron collar that turned into a breastplate.

A camisole in the national costume of the Bashkirs, Tatars (tat. kamzul), Kazakhs (kaz. kamzol) is women's clothing without sleeves, an integral part of the national costume. The camisole is sewn from a monophonic, sometimes colored dense fabric (velvet, silk, satin, etc.), the hem and sides are ornamented with appliqué and embroidery. Fastens at the front at the waist, sometimes girdled with a belt. A certain meaning is attached to the color and method of ornamentation. There is a camisole for unmarried girls, daughters-in-law, mothers of many children, etc.) and the Kirghiz (Kirg. Kemsel) were called men's and women's sleeveless clothing, cut at the waist.

It was also the subject of a military uniform worn under a justocor (usually called a caftan in Russian); Introduced in Russia under Peter I, it was used in this capacity until the end of the 18th century.