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Why did Queen Elizabeth I wear that giant collar?

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Why Did People Wear Ruff Collars in Elizabethan Times?

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T he ruff collar is one of the most recognizable symbols of Elizabethan fashion: Picture depictions of Queen Elizabeth I, her head surrounded by a crisp, fanlike collar. In 16th-century England, it would have been hard to miss the sight of these towering, fluted sculptures circling the faces of the English elite. But why did people wear these stiff, awkward garments?

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