ruffled collar
Gathered fabric circlet
A ruffled collar is a decorative collar made of gathered or pleated fabric that frames the face in waves or folds.
The term most often evokes the elaborate starched ruffs worn by European aristocracy in the 16th and 17th centuries: portraits of Elizabethan nobles in ruffled collars.
Modern versions appear on formal blouses and theatrical costumes.
- frillSuperfluous adornment
- laceOpen-weave ornamental fabric
- lace trimDecorative netted edging
- ElizabethanOf late 1500s England
- starchedMade stiff with sizing
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- collarsmandarin, Peter Pan, polo, ruff, button-down
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