lace cuffs
Decorative sleeve endings
Lace cuffs are decorative bands of lace worn at the wrists, typically attached to or extending from sleeve ends.
Associated with aristocratic dress from the 17th through 18th centuries, they appear in formal portraits of the era.
Today they're mostly costume pieces or theatrical attire: The actor adjusted his lace cuffs before the curtain rose.
- rufflesPleated ornamental trim
- tattingShuttle-based lace making
- decorative trimNon-functional aesthetic border
- powdered wigsFlour-dusted formal hairpieces
- frillsSuperfluous decorative elements
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