ia ut ▁gir one ▁consisted ▁of ▁a ▁fitted ▁bod ice ▁( c ors ) ▁and ▁sk irt ▁( g ir one ), ▁which ▁was ▁ple ated ▁into ▁a ▁low ▁wa ist band ▁and ▁fell ▁down ▁in ▁vertical ▁fol ds . ▁It ▁was ▁often ▁pa ired ▁with ▁a ▁g ird le , ▁or ▁ce inture , ▁which ▁was ▁wrapped ▁around ▁the ▁st om ach , ▁emphas ising ▁the ▁w omb . ▁ ▁The ▁bl ia ut ▁gir one ▁was ▁frequently ▁worn ▁at ▁court ▁and ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁on ▁the ▁se als ▁of ▁Ele an or ▁of ▁Aqu itaine , ▁Marie ▁of ▁France , ▁Count ess ▁of ▁Champ agne ▁and ▁Ag nes ▁de ▁Champ agne . ▁Lan val , ▁an ▁ 1 1 6 0 s ▁poem ▁by ▁Marie ▁de ▁France , ▁makes ▁reference ▁to ▁' t ight ly ▁la ced ▁dress es ▁of ▁dark ▁pur ple '. ▁ ▁Men ' s ▁bl ia ut ▁The ▁men ' s ▁bl ia ut ▁was ▁more ▁lo os ely ▁fitted ▁than ▁the ▁women ' s , ▁and ▁was ▁cut ▁in ▁one ▁piece ▁with ▁a ▁fla red ▁sk irt . ▁G ores ▁were ▁inserted ▁into ▁the ▁sk irt ▁to ▁produce ▁vertical ▁fol ds . ▁ ▁Material s ▁The ▁fab rics ▁available ▁in ▁this ▁time ▁would ▁have ▁been ▁limited ▁to ▁w ool ens , ▁lin ens , ▁and ▁sil ks . ▁A ▁fine ▁w ool ▁or ▁sil k ▁seems ▁to ▁be ▁the ▁best ▁option , ▁as ▁lin en ▁is ▁rather ▁more ▁difficult ▁to ▁d ye ▁a ▁permanent ▁color ,