ians ▁Category : H istor ians ▁of ▁Poland <0x0A> </s> ▁The ▁bl ia ut ▁or ▁bl ia ud ▁is ▁an ▁over gar ment ▁worn ▁by ▁both ▁g enders ▁from ▁the ▁ele vent h ▁to ▁the ▁th ir teenth ▁century ▁in ▁Western ▁Europe , ▁featuring ▁vol umin ous ▁sk ir ts ▁and ▁horizontal ▁pu ck ering ▁or ▁ple ating ▁across ▁a ▁sn ug ly ▁fitted ▁under ▁b ust ▁ab d omen . ▁The ▁sle e ves ▁are ▁the ▁most ▁immediately ▁notable ▁difference ▁when ▁comparing ▁the ▁bl ia ut ▁to ▁other ▁female ▁outer ▁cl othing ▁of ▁the ▁Middle ▁A ges . ▁They ▁fit ▁closely ▁from ▁the ▁shoulder ▁to ▁approximately ▁the ▁el bow , ▁and ▁then ▁w iden ▁from ▁the ▁el bow ▁to ▁dra pe ▁to ▁floor - ▁or ▁nearly ▁floor - length . ▁This ▁gar ment ' s ▁usage ▁appears ▁to ▁be ▁ge ograph ically ▁limited ▁to ▁areas ▁of ▁French ▁influence , ▁with ▁some ▁works ▁dep ict ing ▁the ▁gar ment ▁or ▁the ▁gar ment ▁in ▁transition ▁as ▁far ▁away ▁as ▁Rome ▁and ▁modern ▁Germany . ▁ ▁E volution ▁of ▁the ▁bl ia ut ▁ ▁Women ' s ▁bl ia ut ▁Ex amples ▁of ▁this ▁gar ment ▁and ▁its ▁evolution ▁appear ▁as ▁early ▁as ▁the ▁Bay e aux ▁T apest ry , ▁where in ▁a ▁female ▁figure ▁we ars ▁a ▁gar ment ▁which ▁is ▁loose ▁in ▁the ▁body , ▁but ▁has ▁the ▁extended ▁sle e ve ▁that ▁would ▁be ▁an ▁ident ifying ▁characteristic ▁of ▁the ▁style ▁after ▁its ▁transition . ▁ ▁P aint ings ▁and