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Band
A white linen collar worn around the neck, sometimes stiffened. Worn by some clergy.

Bloomers
Knee-length, loose-legged underpants gathered at the bottom. Designed in 1851 by Amelia Bloomer to help promote women´s dress reform. They didn´t become popular until the 1880s, when they were worn for athletics and bicycling. Later, girls wore them as gym clothes.

Bodice
An article of women´s clothing that covers the torso from neck to waist. It typically refers to an often low-cut, upper garment with either no sleeves or removable sleeves, worn during the 16th to 18th centuries in Europe. The bodice was often supported with whalebone or bents (a type of reed) to create a fashionable figure. Bodice still refers to the upper portion of a dress, differentiating it from the sleeves and skirt. During the 19th century, it was called a corsage.

Breeches
Pants without pockets.

Bustle
An arrangement of steel springs or a pad worn underneath the skirt to create a projecting derriére, popular in the latter half of the 19th century.

Bullet Helmet
A Medieval helmet rising to a point at the crown and shaped like a bullet, sometimes with an elongated portion that covered the back of the head and the ears.