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[[Image:Raffael 089.jpg|thumb|The [[Swiss Guard]] at the Vatican wearing full-skirted [[giornea]] or jerkins and full sleeves over low-necked shirts or [[chemise]]s, 1512]]
'''Journade''' (France) or '''Giornea''' (Italy) is a sideless overgown or [[tabard]].<ref>Boucher, François: ''20,000 Years of Fashion'', p, 197</ref> It was usually [[pleat]]ed and was worn hanging loose or belted.  Young men wore them short and older men wore them calf- or ankle-length.
''The Complete Costume Dictionary'' by Elizabeth J. Lewandowski describes the journade as a "short, circular garment worn for riding. Initially it had large, full sleeves and later it had long, slit sleeves."
==See also==
*[[1400–1500 in European fashion]]
*[[1500–50 in Western European fashion]]
==References==
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[[Category:Gowns]]