A jabot (/Ê'æˈboÊŠ/ (listen); from French jabot: a bird's crop) is a
decorative clothing accessory consisting of lace or other fabric
falling from the throat, suspended from or attached to a neckband or
collar; or simply pinned at the throat. It evolved from the frilling
or ruffles decorating the front of a shirt in the 19th century.In the
17th and 18th centuries, a jabot consisted of cambric or lace edging
sewn to both sides of the front opening of a man's shirt, partially
visible through a vest/waistcoat worn over it. This style arose around
1650. Jabots made of lace and hanging loose from the neck were an
essential component of upper class, male fashion in the baroque
period.In the 17th and 18th centuries, a jabot consisted of cambric or
lace edging sewn to both sides of the front opening of a man's shirt,
partially visible through a vest/waistcoat worn over it. This style
arose around 1650. Jabots made of lace and hanging loose from the neck
were an essential component of upper class, male fashion in the
baroque period.In the late 19th century a jabot would be a cambric or
lace bib, for decorating women's clothing. It would be held in place
at the neck with a brooch or a sewn-on neckband.Jabots survive in the
present as components of various official costumes. The white bibs of
judges of the Federal Constitutional Court of Germany are officially
described as jabots, as are those worn by judges and counsel
throughout Australian courts. Jabots are prescribed attire for
barristers appearing before the Supreme Court of South Australia. Jabot (neckwear) Top Movies & Young Movies