The heritage of dress; being notes on the history and evolution of clothes (1912)
Webb, Wilfred Mark, 1868- · London, The Times Book Club · leaf 68
-^=5- a fad may be carried, and the curious, not to say monstrous, structures that are its cul-minations. These, like thehuge creatures of bygoneages, die out, but differ inthis respect that they some-times revive for a time.For instance, only a fewyears have passed since thecollars of ladies… … COLLARS AND BANDS 35 of their heads ; but as the collars usually lacked thedecoration and colour of the Elizabethan period, theyappeared as if they were intended merely to keep thedraught from the necks of their wearers, and they didnot last long.
Costume · Clothing and dress
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