A vlieger is a type of sleeveless over-gown or cape worn by women in the late 16th and early 17th centuries.
Variations with short sleeves or high shoulder rolls are known. Sometimes sleeves were attached with aiglets, and often slits were made to allow belts or the hands to pass through.
In the Netherlands the vlieger was often worn with a millstone collar (a wide starched
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Places
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*Ruff (bird) (''Calidris pugnax'' or ''Philomachus pugnax''), a bird in the wader famil ...
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The vlieger was always worn with a skirt with a
fardegalijn. In cold weather it could be buttoned shut, though the Spanish version, called a "ropa" could only be closed at the neck.
The Spanish version was called a "ropa" and the French version was called a "marlotte".
20,000 Years of Fashion
''20,000 Years of Fashion: The History of Costume and Personal Adornment'' is a dictionary of western fashion from ancient times up to the 1960s, edited by Francois Boucher and his longtime assistant Yvonne Deslandres.
The book is widely cited ...
: The History of Costume and Personal Adornment, by Francois Boucher (art historian)
François Leon Louis Boucher (26 November 1885 – 23 November 1966) was a French museum curator and writer.
Biography
Boucher was born in Paris on 26 November 1885. He became curator at the Musée Carnavalet, Paris. He founded the Union franç ...
& Yvonne Deslandres, 1987, pp. 224-225
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Robes and cloaks
16th-century fashion
17th-century fashion