Basque (clothing) Basque (clothing) A basque is an item of women's clothing. The term, of French origin, originally referred to types of bodice or jacket with long tails, and in later usage a long corset, characterized by a close, contoured fit and extending past the waistline over the hips. It is so called because the original French fashion for long women's jackets was adopted from Basque traditional dress. In contemporary usage it refers only to a long item of lingerie, in effect a brassiere that continues down, stopping around the waist or the top of the hips, the lower part essentially decorative
Jacob (clothing retailer) be liquidating all 92 of its stores across Canada in the coming weeks. A challenging economy and an increase of new international retailers are being cited as part of the reason. In April 2015, Jacob emerged from bankruptcy and are now operating five stores chainwide, all of which are located in the province of Quebec. Among these five stores is the original 1977 Sorel store and another store in Old Quebec. The other three are all located in Montreal (which includes the downtown flagship store). Jacob (branch) is the fashion store of the brand, targeting women in their early-twenties to