A blog dedicated to all things English, from the Restoration (1660) into the "long 18th century."
"Must we throw aside the pictures of our ancestors, because of their ruffs and fardingales?"

David Hume, “On The Standard of Taste”

(Note: ruff = stiff collar, fardingale = hoop skirt)

2 years ago on December 1st, 2009 at 6:21 am | Permalink