A jupe referred to a loose-fitting
wool
Wool is the textile fibre obtained from sheep and other mammals, especially goats, rabbits, and camelids. The term may also refer to inorganic materials, such as mineral wool and glass wool, that have properties similar to animal wool.
As ...
jacket or
tunic
A tunic is a garment for the body, usually simple in style, reaching from the shoulders to a length somewhere between the hips and the knees. The name derives from the Latin ''tunica'', the basic garment worn by both men and women in Ancient Rome ...
for men.
[Burridge, Kate]
''Blooming English: Observations on the Roots, Cultivation and Hybrids of the English Language''
Cambridge; New York: Cambridge University Press, 2004, p. 146, . It was later restricted to an item of women's and children's clothing.
The term has now disappeared but was used up until the 19th century.
Usage of this meaning of jupe for menswear became restricted to "jupe panels" in jackets. (In
French the word ''jupe'' means "skirt.")
See also
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Harem pants
Harem pants or harem trousers are baggy, long pants caught in at the ankle. Early on, the style was also called a harem skirt. The original so-called 'harem pants/skirts' were introduced to Western fashion by designers such as Paul Poiret around 1 ...
, or ''jupe-culotte'', ''jupe-sultane'' and ''jupe-pantalon''
References
Jackets
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