Camisole is an element of a costume, more often a man's, but it can also be worn in national costumes and women's. It has some characteristic details - a certain length, the presence of frequent buttons, a narrow cut at the waist, which implies its mandatory wearing under outerwear, and the absence of sleeves. And if they are present, then only in the winter version of clothing.
Required part
We can safely say that the camisole is the prototype of the vest. It was always worn over an undershirt, thus giving formality and severity to the costume.
Very often, the camisole together with the caftan formed a single whole, that is, a suit in which the camisole was always shorter than the caftan. In this case, the pair were made of the same material, sheathed with the same braids, silver galloons or canvas. But the caftan, unlike the camisole, could be of any cut and style - trapezoidal, straight-backed, with and without wedges.
Traditional fit
If the caftan was sewnfitted, repeated the outlines of the figure, then it was called justocor (exactly on the body). But a camisole is a detail of a suit that has always been sewn to the waist. Maybe he would have disappeared from view, like women's ruffled collars, cutters, but interest in them arose thanks to the cinema, which mercilessly exploits the time period when camisoles were an integral part of the men's suit. And duels on swords were made in camisoles or shirts (depending on what the main character looks more spectacular in). The modern viewer can appreciate the beauty and sophistication of medieval outfits, especially since the men's camisole, made of brocade or velvet, embroidered, for example, with a gimp (thin wires made of silver and gold), looked very impressive.
From Paris
Of course, the camisole, along with a lot of things, came to us in Russia through a cut window to Europe.
The most ardent pro-Westerner Peter I instilled - where by personal example, where by force - love for European fashion. And already in Russia, the camisole acquired national features, mainly in decoration, as it began to be embroidered with church gold embroidery. And then he stepped further, beyond the Urals, and here he fell in love with the indigenous population so much that he harmoniously became part of the national costume among some nationalities. It can be stated that the camisole is a detail of national, often both male and female costumes of Tatars, Kazakhs, Uzbeks, Bashkirs, Georgians and some others.
Russified foreigner
Appearing in Russia at the beginning of the 18th century, the camisole became an integral part ofmen's suit. It was of two types - with sleeves and without them. He was necessarily worn under a swinging caftan. Depending on the fashion, it could be with a blind fastener under the throat. At the end of the 18th century, this piece of clothing went out of fashion. Since the camisole belonged to the reign of Catherine the Great, and the arts flourished at that time, many portraits of dignitaries, we althy people, depicted by artists, remained. In the minds of subsequent generations, the camisole and wig became an integral part and symbol of the reign of Peter I, and the brilliant Catherine's century. The camisole at that time was an obligatory integral uniform of the Russian army, police and civilian departments.
Origin of the term
The very word "camisole" goes back to ancient times, when in ancient Rome a shirt was called a kamiziya. But as a piece of clothing, he appeared on the fashionable horizon of France only in the 17th century. And, although in the 16th century there was a certain kind of it - a tunic, they were connected only by a cut to the waist.
The tunic was much shorter, with a stand-up collar, double sleeves (a pair just dangled unnecessarily) and false rollers on top of the armhole, which, according to the couturier, gave the male figure the necessary masculinity. It can be concluded that the most characteristic feature of the camisole is the obligatory cut to the waist. This piece of clothing is so good that even now the camisole is appropriate for some gala evening, to be sure about carnivals and balls.
Modern Opportunities
The camisole, the pattern of which is attached, is absolutely not difficult to perform. Especially sincestep-by-step cut of camisoles for every taste and tailoring is shown in more than detail. In addition, there are many tips for finishing the finished product, it is indicated how you can make a unique thing out of store fittings. And if you choose the classic version without sleeves, then making a camisole with your own hands is not at all difficult. Moreover, the fittings are now so good and varied that the sheathing of the camisole with ready-made braid and galloons will look no less impressive than the medieval one.
