Showing posts with label 1558. Show all posts
Showing posts with label 1558. Show all posts

Thursday, June 9, 2011

fashion history: queen elizabeth I...

love reading about fashion history...especially when there are quirky stories attached...so...thought i would include a new subject title to my blog entitled...fashion history...

let's go to the year 1558...

elizabeth I is crowned queen of england and immediately ushers in an age of elaborate...ornate fashion...her trademarks include long strands of pearls...jewel-encrusted gowns...countless wigs...starched ruffs...and a plunging neckline that exposes her decolletage...she also pulls the ultimate fashion diva move...passing a law forbidding others to wear the same colors and styles as her...

click on the "photo source" link below to read more about the fascinating queen...

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