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The Garter is a band worn to keep up a stocking, sock or chausses to the leg. Usually a garter is worn around the leg, but sometimes stockings are attached to other types of garments with garters (garter belt, corselet, sock braces, girdle, etc.).
The Giubberello is a short sleeveless gown for men with open sides. This type of clothing was popular during the Renaissance in Italy (modern territory) in the 15th and early 16th centuries.
The Gable hood (or English hood or gable headdress) is an English headdress from the first half of the 16th century.
The Girdle is a form-fitting undergarment with garters. Distinguishes a Girdle from a Garter belt in that it is wide, reminiscent of a tight-fitting short skirt, hides the lower torso, extending below the hips, and worn often to shape or for support.
The Gigot sleeve or the leg-of-mutton sleeve, was named for its resemblance to a sheep’s hind leg: wide at the top and narrow at the bottom.
Types of glasses. The first eyeglasses were made in Northern Italy, most likely in Pisa, by about 1290 (or 1284). Initially, glasses were worn on the nose or held in the hand.
The Gorget is a fashionable accessory, a high collar covering the neck, ears and part of the hair. The Gorget was popular in the 13th – 15th centuries.
The Green veil is a fashion accessory introduced by French artist Élisabeth Vigée Le Brun (1755 – 1842). After the French Revolution, she left for Italy.
