Clothing
- Bliaut in the 12th century.
- French hood in the early 16th century.
- Attifet in the 16th century.
- Jacquard loom, a mechanical loom, invented by Joseph Marie Jacquard in 1801, that simplifies the process of manufacturing textiles with complex patterns such as brocade, damask, and matelasse.
- Denim Textile (French town of Nîmes, from which 'denim' de Nîmes gets its name)
- The Sewing machine by Barthélemy Thimonnier in 1830.
- Modern bra by Herminie Cadolle in 1889.
- Little black dress by Coco Chanel in the 1920s,
- Polo shirt by René Lacoste in 1926.
- Modern Bikini by Louis Réard in 1946.
- classic modern pencil skirt by Christian Dior in the late 1940s.
- A-line by Yves Saint Laurent in 1958 (term first used in 1955 by Christian Dior).
- Modern Raincoat (not to confuse with the older British trench-coat) by Guy Cotten in 1960.
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