Showing posts with label clothing. Show all posts
Showing posts with label clothing. Show all posts

Saturday, July 27, 2024

Fanon

A fanon is a striped scarf or cape worn by Eastern bishops.  The Pope has his own Papal fanon, white with gold stripes.  It can also mean the tabs hanging down from a bishop's mitre.


Saturday, April 15, 2006

bauta mask

A bauta mask is a Venetian carnival mask that covers about 3/4 or more of the face, with a strong line down the middle, and no mouth.

Tuesday, November 29, 2005

The word "denim" comes from Nimes ("serge de Nimes"), while the word "jeans" is thought to derive from Genoa ("bleu de GĂȘnes"), where it originated and whose sailors wore the tough denim trousers.