17th Century Fashion

Stitches in the Air

Surely the 17th Century must be the century of lace. It was high fashion for both men and women - in the form of ruffs, collars, cuffs, coifs and caps.

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Fashion 1625 to 1650 - Part 3 the 1640s: the War Years

The period of fashion history I’m most interested in fits nicely into the reign of King Charles I of England. Charles ascended to the throne upon his father’s (King James I) death in 1625 and his rule officially ended with his public execution by beheading in January 1649.

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