About the time of World War II the zipper achieved wide acceptance for the flies of trousers and the plackets of skirts and dresses.
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Adopting a Sky Blue shirt adorned with Navy plackets on the sleeves the Shire side initiated an image that would resonate nearly two decades on.
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A waist-length fitted shirt had a placket down the front and sat serenely above an ankle-length circle skirt in the same fabric.
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Diagonal seams ran across the torso of some of these dresses and coats, one with a placket that dissolved into nothingness halfway down the front.
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Buttons almost always disappeared behind plackets; scarves and gloves were absent, and hats ( rarely seen ) were either large and furry or knit.
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Dress-studs are optional, and are onyx set in either silver or gold if used; otherwise the buttons are normally concealed under a placket.
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Buttons were often hidden beneath plackets on suits, each jacket _ the base of the Armani collection _ elongated and much more fitted than in seasons past.
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An updated spring'97 look may mean pants with fewer or no pleats in the front, a more shapely jacket with buttons hidden in a placket.
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In modern usage, the term " placket " often refers to the double layers of fabric that hold the buttons and buttonholes in a shirt.
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The home version has orange piping on the placket and sleeves resembling the road uniform, orange " Mets " script, numerals and lettering with white outline.
