chemise
Sign in to saveAlso known as smock, shift
thumb|345x345px|Chemise, linen, c.1790–1810. Metropolitan Museum of Art|The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute: 2009.300.392.
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Within Vinony's link graph, chemise is referenced by 460 other articles, and connects out to bra, undergarment and Middle Ages.
Vinony files it under French clothing, History of Western fashion and Lingerie.
Its subject is documented across 11 Wikipedia language editions.
Wikidata facts
- Subclass of
- undergarment
- Material used
- cotton
- Image
- Chemise (drawing).jpg
- Said to be same as
- smock
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- Commons category
- Chemise
- different from
- Empire silhouette
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Encyclopedic overview
8 sectionsContents
- Etymology
- History
- Modern chemise
- See also
- References
- Bibliography
- Further reading
- External links
thumb|345x345px|Chemise, linen, c.1790–1810. Metropolitan Museum of Art|The Metropolitan Museum of Art Costume Institute: 2009.300.392.
A chemise or shift is a classic smock type of women's undergarment or dress. Historically, a chemise was a simple garment worn next to the skin to protect clothing from sweat and body oils, the precursor to the modern shirts commonly worn in Western nations.
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “chemise” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.