A camisole is an element of a suit, more often than a man’s, but it happens in national dresses and women’s. It has some characteristic details - a certain length, the presence of frequent buttons, a narrow cut in the waist, implying its obligatory wearing under outer clothing, and the absence of sleeves. And if they are present, then only in the winter version of clothing.
Mandatory part
We can safely say that the camisole is a prototype of a vest. He always wore on the lower shirt, thus giving the costume a formal and rigorous look.
Very often, the camisole together with the caftan made up a single whole, that is, a suit in which the camisole was always shorter than the caftan. In this case, the pair was made of the same material, trimmed with the same gowns, silver galloons or canvas. But the caftan, unlike the camisole, could be of arbitrary cut and style - trapezoidal, straight-backed, with wedges and without them.
Traditional cut
If the caftan was fitted, repeating the shape of the figure, then it was called the rigor (exactly along the body). But a camisole is a detail of a suit that has always been sewn in the waist. Maybe he would have disappeared from the
field of view like corrugated female collar-cutters, but interest in them arose thanks to the cinema, which mercilessly exploits the time period when camisoles were an integral part of a man's suit. And dueling with swords was performed in camisoles or shirts (depending on what the main character looks more spectacular in). A 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 tunic (thin wires of silver and gold), looked very impressive.
Originally from Paris
Of course, a camisole came to us in Russia along with so many things through a hacked window to Europe.
The most ardent pro-Westerner Peter I instilled - where by personal example, where by force - love of European fashion. And already in Russia, the camisole acquired national features, mainly in decoration, as it began to be embroidered with church gold embroideries. And then he took a step further, beyond the Urals, and here the indigenous people fell in love so much that he harmoniously joined some nationalities in the national costume. It can be stated that the camisole is a detail of national, often male and female costumes of Tatars, Kazakhs, Uzbeks, Bashkirs, Georgians and some others.
Russified foreigner
Having appeared in Russia at the beginning of the 18th century, the camisole has become an integral part of men's suits. He was of two kinds - with and without sleeves. He always worn under the oar caftan. Depending on the fashion, it could be with a dull throat fastener. At the end of the 18th century, this piece of clothing goes out of fashion. Since the camisole belonged to the reign of Catherine the Great, and art flourished at that time, many portraits of dignitaries, rich people, captured by artists remained. In the minds of subsequent generations, camisole and wig became an integral part and symbol of the reign of Peter I, and the brilliant Catherine’s age. Camisole in these times was a mandatory component of the 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 the shirt was called camisius. But as a clothing item, he appeared on the fashionable horizon of France only in the XVII century. And, although in the XVI century there was a certain kind of it - tunic, they were connected only by a cut to the waist.
The tunic was much shorter, with a standing collar, double sleeves (the pair just dangled unnecessarily) and overhead 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 a mandatory cut in the waist. This piece of clothing is so good that even now the camisole is appropriate at some gala evening, what to speak of carnivals and balls.
Modern opportunities
The camisole, the pattern of which is attached, is absolutely not difficult to perform. Moreover, in a wide access step-by-step cut of a camisole 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 to make a unique thing out of store fittings. And if you choose the classic version without sleeves, then to make a camisole with your own hands is quite easy. Moreover, the fittings are now so good and varied that the casing of the camisole with finished braid and galloons will look no less impressive than the medieval one.