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The dictionary definition of jupe at Wiktionary - Harem pants, or jupe-culotte, jupe-sultane and jupe-pantalon
A jupe referred to a loose-fitting wool jacket or tunic for men. [1] It was later restricted to an item of women's and children's clothing.[ citation needed ]
The term has now disappeared but was used up until the 19th century. [1] Usage of this meaning of jupe for menswear became restricted to "jupe panels" in jackets. (In French the word jupe means "skirt.")
In Elizabethan England, the "jupe" was regarded as a French-style clothing item, and some accounts of the wardrobe of Elizabeth I mention a "jupe or Gascon coat". The jupe was apparently a riding garment and was worn by women with a "safeguard" skirt. [2]
In October 1564, a jupe was made for Mary, Queen of Scots with bodice and sleeves (avec le corps et manche). [3] Some accounts of the her execution, relate that she wore a red bodice or "pair of sleeves", described in French as "une juppe de velloux cramoisy brun". [4] A similar item is included in the 1586 inventory of her clothes. [5]
At the Scottish court four male pages and an African servant of Anne of Denmark were supplied with orange jupes in October 1590. [6] In the 1590s, an Edinburgh tailor Patrick Nimmo supplied outfits comprising doublets, jupes, and breeches to clients including John Hamilton of Lettrick, Robert Jousie, Thomas McClellan of Barneicht, and Peter Kennoquhuy. [7]
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