Journade

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Journade (France) or Giornea (Italy) is a sideless overgown or tabard.[1] It was usually pleated and was worn hanging loose or belted. Young men wore them short and older men wore them calf- or ankle-length.

The Swiss Guard at the Vatican wearing full-skirted giornea or jerkins and full sleeves over low-necked shirts or chemises, 1512

The Complete Costume Dictionary by Elizabeth J. Lewandowski describes the journade as a "short, circular garment worn for riding. Initially it had large, full sleeves and later it had long, slit sleeves."

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  1. ^ Boucher, François: 20,000 Years of Fashion, p, 197