Ruffs, Ribbons, Collars, and Cravats

"The brute covers himself, the rich man and the fop adorn themselves, the elegant man dresses!"

-Honore de Balzac

Post Reply
jekarwoski
Posts: 85
Joined: Sat Apr 30, 2005 12:40 pm
Contact:

Tue Jun 12, 2007 4:09 pm

For LL members interested in the history and development of clothing, I happened across the following online exhibition while researching another topic at Philadelphia's Rosenbach Museum:

http://www.rosenbach.org/exhibitions/online.html

A series of portrait miniatures from Europe and England from the mid 16th century to the early 19th century shows the development of cloth about the neck.
Post Reply
  • Information
  • Who is online

    Users browsing this forum: No registered users and 22 guests