The recent sci-fi movie Paradise Hills delivered one gem for this viewer; the choristers’ white ruffs setting off each young woman’s face were a reminder of another age, when clothing was designed to flatter the wearer. Ruffs, such as those worn by Elizabeth 1, are a ‘crimped or pleated collar or frill, usually wide and full’, and they have the charming effect of framing the face, just as petals frame a daisy’s centre.
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