They sported long, raglan sleeves that were often decorated with embroidery, called filet, or cutwork. A waist length doublet was laced to the hose that were seamed into one garment with a codpiece in the front. The codpiece was a pouch of fabric that served as a type of underwear for men keeping everything in place. One version of the doublet, called the paltock in England, was cut with a deep V at the front, and had a stomacher or filler of fabric in a contrasting color to emphasize the shape. Sometimes laces were used to hold the open area together, and in some cases, to hold the sleeves in