NORTHERN RENAISSANCE | To say that fashion during the renaissance was too weird is an understatement, especially when seen through the eyes of today’s ~millennials~. What could we say? This was the time when man leggings (colloquially dubbed as “meggings”), codpieces, and wheel farthingales were deemed cool. As most fashion trends during this time dwindled from the royalty down to the commoners, the great Queen Elizabeth I popularized a fashion staple called the “Ruff collar”. The Ruff collar was usually made out of sheer linen or lace and it was usually mounted on a frame called the “supportase”. Yet on some occasions, the ruff collar was made to stand on its own by starching. The style of this piece of clothing often varied; however, the most common style of ruff collars were created by gathering an edge of a fabric to form frills and folds. |
1820-1850 spanned the years of what was called the “Romantic Period” – a time when expression of emotions and sentiments prevailed the lives of the people. The romantics hated classical styles and they preferred to break the rules. This was also the time when a interesting collar called the “pelerines” were popular. These collars looked like capes that usually spanned the upper-half of the arms The “fichu pelerine” was another variant of the pelerine. These looked like huge panels or lappets that covered the upper torso and was tucked under the belt. THE ROMANTIC PERIOD | |
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book source: Tortora, P., Eubank, K. (1994). Survey of historic costume. New York: Fairchild Publications.