Train (clothing)

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Isabella II of Spain in a blue gown with separate court train, mid-19th century.

A train in women's clothing is the long back portion of a skirt or dress that trails on the ground behind the wearer, or a separate trailing overskirt worn as part of Court dress or a wedding dress.

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Mantua with train, 1698

Wedding gown with train, 1876

Evening gown with train, 1883

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French court train of 1809
Court train worn for a presentation to the emperor Napoleon
The 25-foot train of Diana, Princess of Wales' wedding gown

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Black, J. Anderson and Madge Garland: A History of Fashion, Morrow, 1975. ISBN 0688028934

Payne, Blanche: History of Costume from the Ancient Egyptians to the Twentieth Century, Harper & Row, 1965. No ISBN for this edition; ASIN B0006BMNFS