Yoke (clothing)

A yoke is a shaped pattern piece that forms part of a garment, usually fitting around the neck and shoulders or around the hips to provide support for looser parts of the garment, such as a gathered skirt or the body of a shirt.^[1] Yoke fabrication was first widely done in the 19th century.^[2] Bodice yokes were first made in the 1880s, while the yoke skirt, a skirt suspended from a fitted hip yoke, was first produced in 1898.^[2]

1. ^ "Yoke - Definition and More from the Free Merriam-Webster Dictionary". Merriam-Webster.com. Retrieved 8 June 2012.
2. ^ ^{a b} Cumming, Valerie; C.W. Cunnington; P.E. Cunnington (2010). The Dictionary of Fashion History (revised ed.). Berg. p. 227. ISBN 978-1847885333.

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