Textile & Fashion

The Portuguese word jubao refers to a cape with a standing collar. In Japan it became known as a juban. High collars looked impressive and protected the neck and chin, and soon Japanese costumes were being made with standing collars. They became part of military dress, and almost all jinbaori and other battle garments have them. There was also an detachable collar worn with a helmet, called a eri-mawashi.
Military men wore Japanese dress on top of their jubao, with the velvet or other fine collar protruding. This gave them an modish and exotic air. The practice of combining jubao with Japanese dress assured it a general circulation, and the word too went into common use. Another neck item that arrived and was adopted was the ruff (hida-eri).