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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. Royal family order - Wikipedia

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    Royal family order. A royal family order or royal family decoration is a decoration conferred by the head of a royal family to their female relations. Such a decoration is considered more of a personal memento than a state decoration, although it may be worn during official state occasions. The tradition is practiced in the royal families of ...

  4. 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 ...

  5. Robes of the British peerage - Wikipedia

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    Since at least the early Middle Ages, robes have been worn as a sign of nobility.At first, these seem to have been bestowed on individuals by the monarch or feudal lord as a sign of special recognition; but in the 15th century the use of robes became formalised, with peers all wearing robes of the same design, though varied according to the rank of the wearer.

  6. 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.

  7. Purple - Wikipedia

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    Purple has long been associated with royalty, originally because Tyrian purple dye—made from the secretions of sea snails—was extremely expensive in antiquity. [1] Purple was the color worn by Roman magistrates; it became the imperial color worn by the rulers of the Byzantine Empire and the Holy Roman Empire, and later by Roman Catholic ...

  8. Clothing in ancient Greece - Wikipedia

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    [4] [page needed] [13] 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.

  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 ...