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  2. Jūnihitoe - Wikipedia

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    The jūnihitoe (十二単, lit. 'twelve layers'), more formally known as the itsutsuginu-karaginu-mo (五衣唐衣裳), is a style of formal court dress first worn in the Heian period by noble women and ladies-in-waiting at the Japanese Imperial Court. The jūnihitoe was composed of a number of kimono -like robes, layered on top of each other ...

  3. Why Cobalt Blue Is One of the Royals' Favorite Colors to Wear

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    Cosmic Cobalt may be our 2025 Color of the Year, but this rich blue hue has long been a color of significance for royalty and ancient cultures, dating as far back as the 6th and 7th centuries B.C ...

  4. Clothing in ancient Greece - Wikipedia

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    [4] [page needed] [12] Colors found to be used include black, red, yellow, blue, green, and purple. [4] [page needed] Yellow dyed clothing has been found to be associated with a woman's life cycle. [4] [page needed] The elite typically wore purple as a sign of wealth and money as it was the most expensive dye due to the difficulty in acquiring it.

  5. Ermine (heraldry) - Wikipedia

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    Ermine (/ ˈɜːrmɪn /) in heraldry is a fur, a type of tincture, consisting of a white background with a pattern of black shapes representing the winter coat of the stoat (a species of weasel with white fur and a black-tipped tail). The linings of medieval coronation cloaks and some other garments, usually reserved for use by high-ranking ...

  6. Clothing in ancient Rome - Wikipedia

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    Clothing in ancient Rome generally comprised a short-sleeved or sleeveless, knee-length tunic for men and boys, and a longer, usually sleeved tunic for women and girls. On formal occasions, adult male citizens could wear a woolen toga, draped over their tunic, and married citizen women wore a woolen mantle, known as a palla, over a stola, a ...

  7. Clothing in ancient Egypt - Wikipedia

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    t. e. Ancient Egyptian clothes refers to clothing worn in ancient Egypt from the end of the Neolithic period (prior to 3100 BC) to the collapse of the Ptolemaic Kingdom with the death of Cleopatra in 30 BC. Egyptian clothing was filled with a variety of colors. Adorned with precious gems and jewels, the fashions of the ancient Egyptians were ...

  8. Royal Family Orders of the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Royal Family Orders of the United Kingdom. The sovereign of the United Kingdom may award a royal family order to female members of the British royal family, as they typically do not wear the commemorative medals that men do. The same practice is in place in the royal families of Norway, Sweden, Denmark, the Netherlands, Thailand, and Tonga.

  9. Regalia - Wikipedia

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    Regalia (/ rəˈɡeɪl.i.ə / rə-GAYL-ee-ə) is the set of emblems, symbols, or paraphernalia indicative of royal status, as well as rights, prerogatives and privileges enjoyed by a sovereign, regardless of title. The word originally referred to the elaborate formal dress and accessories of a sovereign, but now it also refers to any type of ...