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This is originally a kittel, or over-garment, worn by workers in Germany, Switzerland and France. Soft pleats fall from a wide neckband; sleeves connect to side-panels with gussets and are pleated at the wrists into buttoned bands. 

can be worn by men as an over-shirt, and by women as a mid-calf length dress.