The name still sounds weird to me. Tonight, I found out what a caraco is! Apparently these beautiful things came about France in the 1760s. It was an informal jacket and identified working class. Someone of my class in Germany would probably have these in linen or cotton. The English would wear it closed in the front, but the Germans followed the French, and wore it open with a stomacher and stays. I think I would really enjoy myself a new piece of 18th Century wear... my shortgowns all show my elbows and are kind of short.
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