A wardrobe, also called armoire or almirah, is a piece of standing furniture used for storing clothes. The term is also sometimes used for a closet. The earliest wardrobe was likely a chest, but the t
Kas, early 19th century, Brooklyn Museum (New York City)
Intricately carved French Oakley style tallboy with under-cabinet instead of a chest of drawers
Frankfurt cabinet in the city hall of Frankfurt
A Chinese Ming Dynasty compound wardrobe made of rosewood, latter half of the 16th century
A closet is an enclosed space, with a door, used for storage, particularly that of clothes. Fitted closets are built into the walls of the house so that they take up no apparent space in the room. Clo
Wardrobe
…A wardrobe, also called armoire or almirah, is a piece of standing furniture used for storing clothes. The term is also sometimes used for a closet. The earliest wardrobe was likely a chest, but the term wardrobe was first given to a room in which garments were stored, then to freestanding furniture…
A typical modern wall-mounted closet
Janitor's closet in a New York State middle school, 1990s