Motley Motley Motley is the traditional costume of the court jester, fool, or the harlequin character in "commedia dell'arte". The harlequin wears a patchwork of red, green and blue diamonds that is still a fashion motif. The word "motley" is described in the Oxford English Dictionary as a cognate of "medley", although the unrelated "mottled" has also contributed to the meaning. The word is most commonly used as an adjective or noun, but is also seen as a verb and adverb. When used as a noun, it can mean "a varied mixture". As an adjective, it is generally disparaging — a
Jester blouse The jester blouse often featured a nautical theme as with some patterns illustrated in the July 27, 1950 "Washington Post". In these fashions young girls frolic attired in change-about four way dresses, nautically styled. At Bullock's in downtown Los Angeles, mother-daughter jester collar blouses were advertised as "the new big collar look", in December 1962. The "Pierrot" look for women became popular in Paris, France in 1979. The look featured "court jester" blouses as part of the trend. The blouses were worn together with tasseled shoes in bold checkerboard squares. Jester blouse The jester blouse was a popular item in