The oldest drawings of Icelandic women show them in "faldbúningur," which were worn in the 1700s. The dress takes its name from the headgear, called a "faldinum." It was made of several white linen cloths that were wrapped around the head, fastened with pins and tied at the bottom with a colored scarf. The faldinum was shaped into a hook. Underneath the dress, women wore a short shirt and many petticoats. The top could be made of velvet, but otherwise the dress was sewn from woolen cloth. A short shirt, with long, narrow sleeves was decorated with pleats on the back and the sleeves. On the bodice was wire ribbons or velvet ribbons or decorated with wire thread or silk. A loose collar was decorated in a similar way. The skirt was long, blue, green, red or black. A narrow apron was worn in the same color or a different one. Both the skirt and the apron were lined with velvet, lace or embroidered at the bottom.  A scarf was attached with a brooch, a belt was worn around the waist and sometimes tied around the neck. On a daily basis, women could wear a simpler hat instead of the elaborate faldinum.