Larry David
“The Puffy Shirt” is the second episode of the fifth season of the American NBC sitcom Seinfeld. It was the 66th episode and originally aired on September 23, 1993. Larry David, the creator of the show, came up with the idea to use the shirt, and cites this episode as one of his favorites in the series.
Q. What are poet shirts called?
pirate shirt
A poet shirt (also known as a poet blouse or pirate shirt) is a type of shirt made as a loose-fitting blouse with full bishop sleeves, usually decorated with large frills on the front and on the cuffs.
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Q. What are ruffled shirts called?
jabot
A ruffle or frill worn at the front of the neck of a shirt or blouse.
Q. What is a poet sleeve?
Poet sleeve. A long sleeve fitted from shoulder to elbow and then flared (somewhat dramatically) from elbow to wrist (or sometimes mid-hand). Often features ruffles on the cuffs. Puffed or puff sleeve.
Q. When did men wear ruffled shirts?
The origin of the ruffle began in Germany during the 15th century with Landsknechts (mercenary soldiers) who wore several layers of clothes and would often slash their sleeves to reveal the fabric beneath. It’s speculated that this look was popular as it came to symbolize a soldier’s return from war.
Q. What shirts do pirates wear?
Nor did real pirates wear frilly lace shirts, long frock coats, jewelry, or swords. Some of them wore the cocked hat (called a tricorn today), McGann says, but they wore it with the broad side facing front (less surface area for the wind to catch).
Q. What are puffy shoulders called?
Cape sleeves
A puffed sleeve is gathered at the shoulder and at the seam but is full and “puffy” in the middle. Cape sleeves. Cape sleeves are full and flowing sleeves that look like capes. The fabric is gathered at the shoulder and flares out like a cape from there.
Q. Who was the low talker on Seinfeld?
Wendel Meldrum
Kramer is dating Leslie (Wendel Meldrum), a “low-talker” whom everyone struggles to understand due to her quiet speaking voice.
