3 Famous… RUFF loving ladies

Mary, Queen of Scots

Scotland, 1558-1560 Ruffs of the mid 16th century often had decoration along the edge in black, gold or silver.

Queen elizabeth

england, 1573-75 The detachable ruff arrived, and extant examples show efforts by the maker to make a Ruff reversible. Laundry day was made a little easier as ruffs could simply be turned over and worn again!

anna de looper

netherlands, c. 1627 While closely associated with Elizabethan England, ruffs were worn all over Western Europe during the 16th century.