Undersleeves (probably attached thekirtle) have ruffled cuffs lined in red.
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Herkirtlesleeves button from the elbow to the wrist, and she wears a sheer veil confined by a fillet or circlet.
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Various sorts of overgowns were worn over thekirtle, and are called by different names by costume historians.
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The neckline was square and might reveal thekirtleand chemise beneath.
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Partlets worn over the smock but under thekirtleand gown were typically made of lawn (a fine linen).
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They are prone to wearing green, whether it be a dress, robe, orkirtle, as it is the colour of faeries.
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Bolli stood still against the dairy wall, and held tight to him hiskirtlelest his inside should come out.
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The woman in the foreground wears a gown with a contrasting lining tucked into her belt to display herkirtle.
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Prior to 1545, thekirtleconsisted of a fitted one-piece garment.
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The open-fronted gown laced over thekirtleor a stomacher or plackard.
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Partlets were also worn over thekirtleand gown.
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The parts of thekirtleor petticoat that showed beneath the gown were usually made of richer fabrics, especially the front panel "forepart" of the skirts.
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Cecily is on the far left of the group wearing a pedimental head-dress, a high-cutkirtle, cote-hardie, and mantle, at the corners of which are two small dogs.
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