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English costume (1906)

Calthrop, Dion Clayton, 1878-1937 · London, A. and C. Black · leaf 187

An illustration from English costume, 1906, leaf 187
orn 1600. Married 1625, Henrietta of France. THE MEN.This surely is the age ofelegance, if one may trustsuch an elegant and gracefulmind as had Vandyck. In allthe wonderful gallery of por-traits he has left, these silverygraceful people pose in gar-ments of ease. The main thing that I mustdo is to… … 120 ENGLISH COSTUME collars fell down, and shirts lounged through greatopen spaces in the sleeves. It was the time of an immaculate carelessness;the hair was free, or seemed free, to droop inlanguid tresses on mens shoulders, curl at prettywill on mens foreheads. Shirts were left open atthe neck,…

Costume -- Great Britain

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