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14-445: A stomacher may also be a piece or set of jewellery to ornament a stomacher or bodice. In the 15th and 16th centuries, men and women both wore decorative stomachers (often called placards or plackets ) with open-fronted doublets and gowns. The form and style of these stomachers in combination with the headgear is often used to date paintings to a certain time period. In 1603, Elizabeth Wriothesley, Countess of Southampton , who

28-625: A kira and wonju for women, including when on official business, in schools and institutions, and at official occasions and assemblies". These restrictions apply to when people are in or near "monastic fortresses ( dzong ), monasteries ( gompa ) and temples ( lhakhang ), and in government buildings. Karin Altmann, a scholar of textile arts, states that the intent behind this law "was to prevent specific features of Bhutanese culture from disappearing," and "to emphasize national identity", but it has contributed to much conflict due to

42-426: A brooch with an evening gown . It is then usually worn on the shoulder or on the belt, and not on the neckline. Folk costume [REDACTED] = Day (before 6 p.m.) [REDACTED] = Evening (after 6 p.m.)     = Bow tie colour [REDACTED] = Ladies [REDACTED] = Gentlemen Folk costume , traditional dress , traditional attire or folk attire , is clothing associated with

56-453: A compound dress code such as "business suit or national dress". There are also contemporary societies in which traditional garments are required by sumptuary laws . In Bhutan , for example, the driglam namzha mandates what citizens should wear in public spaces. Bhutanese citizens must wear the traditional clothing of the Ngalop people , including a gho and kera for men and

70-434: A large and elaborate brooch to be worn at the top of the bodice, in the centre of the neckline . A stomacher that consists of more than one element often has the overall shape of an inverted triangle: the element to be worn at the neckline is widest, with the lower elements tapering downwards towards the waist and covering the entire centre panel of the bodice. The elements can usually also be worn individually. Ever since

84-422: A large stomacher could only be worn if the bodice of the gown was corsetted . In some countries, a similar, but simpler, piece of jewellery is part of the traditional folk costume . A stomacher could be part of a parure , a set of jewellery with the same design. Stomachers went out of fashion at the beginning of the 20th century. Nowadays, an antique stomacher (or one of its elements) is occasionally worn as

98-513: A particular ethnic group , nation or region, and is an expression of cultural , religious or national identity . If the clothing is that of an ethnic group, it may also be called ethnic clothing or ethnic dress . Traditional clothing often has two forms: everyday wear, and formal wear . The word "costume" in this context is sometimes considered pejorative, as the word has more than one meaning, and thus "clothing", "dress", "attire" or "regalia" can be substituted without offense. Following

112-567: The Renaissance , the centre panels of bodices were adorned with precious stones and pearls that were sewn onto the fabric. The stomacher as a detacheable piece of jewellery became popular in the second half of the 18th century, and was in fashion until the beginning of the 20th century. It was mainly worn with ball gowns or ceremonial gowns for events at court . Stomachers were made of gold , silver or platinum and richly decorated with precious stones and pearls . Because of its weight,

126-509: The Northern Netherlands: Stomachers were in and out of fashion through the 17th and 18th centuries, varying in style and decoration, throughout Europe and North America . From about 1740, most gowns and bodices were worn to reveal the stomacher, which covered the front of the torso from neckline to waist or even below the waist. The bodice's lacings would then criss-cross over the stomacher, and eventually

140-536: The centre panel of the bodice of a dress, which is itself also called a stomacher . In the 18th and 19th century, stomachers became large, eye-catching pieces of jewellery to be worn with formal court robes or ball gowns . Like the tiara , it was a jewel pre-eminently suited to expressing social status. A stomacher is worn on the centre panel of the bodice of a dress, which itself is also called stomacher . A stomacher can consist of one or more elements. If it consists of one element, it can be best described as

154-404: The lacings became a series of decorative bows. Stomachers were often embroidered, or covered in pearls and other jewels . They could be made of the same fabric as the dress or of a contrasting fabric. Depending on the period, their bottom point was at waist level, or lower; towards the end of the 18th Century they could be as deep as 10 inches below the waistline, making it impossible for

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168-503: The rise of romantic nationalism in parts of Europe , pre-industrial peasantry came to serve as models for all that appeared genuine and desirable. Garments that evoke peasant dress were made from traditional pre-industrial textiles . In areas where Western styles of dress have become typical, traditional garments are often worn during special events or celebrations, particularly those connected to cultural tradition or heritage. International events may cater to non-Western attendees with

182-403: The woman wearing them to sit. Necklines also defined the length of a stomacher. There was a brief period during the court of Louis XVI , when the neckline and stomacher actually were below the breasts , which were covered by a transparent ruffle of fabric called a fichu . Stomacher (jewellery) A stomacher - sometimes called a devant de corsage - is a piece of jewellery worn on

196-456: Was pregnant, wrote to her husband in London asking him to buy her a stomacher, 'buy me a "stumiger" of scarlet, half a yard broad, and as long at least, lined with plush to keep my belly warm a days when I must ride'. In 1635, Henrietta Maria 's tailors were paid for "putting in whalebone into all her Majesty's stomachers when her Majesty was with child". Some 17th-century women's stomachers of

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