Dress Design; Talbot Hughs

The Hair was now allowed to fall in ringlets around the back and sides, with a few flat curl on the brow...the ladies were wearing long corseted bodices with a richly decorated stomacher which curved outwards to set on the very full skirts... Square starched collars rounded at the back, sometimes set up at the back off the neck or flat on the shoulder...ruffs were still seen round the neck with collars as well but they were seldom met with after 1635...The bodices were often slashed and the full sleeves,cut into bands were sometimes gathered by cross bands from one to three times

The body is usually decorated with long slashes from shoulder to the breast...all sleeves start fom a stiff epaulet...a short or long circular cloak was worn...shoes became very square in the front...the heels varied very much in height, that mostly favoued being a large, low heel.

The hair was set out from the head on combs with falling ringlets...the back of the hair was plaitied into a knot and pearl strings were interlaced...many corset bodices took a round point, and a round neck coming well off the shoulders...ruffs and collas were no longer seen amongst the upper classes...large opened sleeves were tied o clasped over full lawm ones amd at times seperated from the shouldes...loose robes and robes shaped to the figure, opening down the front from the neck to the waist, with a clasp or several holding them together...hihg heeled shoes with long square toes were affected in immatation of the male shoe, but most ladies began to wear a very pointed shoe