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Lotus shoes
Lotus shoes (simplified Chinese: 莲履) are traditional Chinese women’s shoes, very small in size. To wear such shoes, it was necessary for girls (about 5-7 years old) to bandage their feet in a special way, turning their toes inward.
Barbette
The Barbette – a strip of fabric, a band around the cheeks and chin. Women wore barbette in the 13th and 14th centuries.
Bergère hat
Bergère hat (fr. Bergère – eng. Shepherdess) – a wide-brimmed straw hat with a small crown. Bergère hat was in vogue in the 18th century (circa 1730-1780s) There are different versions of the origin of the name of the hat:
