“The 1620s witnessed a slow transformation in womenswear, as François Boucher explains in A History of Costume in the West (1997):
“Women’s costume also became simplified; the farthingale disappeared; a soft collar replaced the ruff and standing collar; the paned padded sleeves of the undergown are tied at elbow height; the black gown skirt opens over the light-colored underskirt.” (259)
(…) Norah Waugh in The Cut of Women’s Clothes, 1600-1930 (1968) comments that: “The 1625 gown was made from damask, velvet, silk, etc. and seems invariably to have been black, with the under-bodice, sleeves and petticoat made usually of a light-coloured contrasting material”
(…) The wearing of masks became fashionable in this period as Boucher explains: “The mask, which was held in place by a button gripped between the teeth or by a thick handle pushed into the hair, protected the complexion or preserved the wearer’s incognito”
(…) English women were slower to adopt the new sleeve volume, seemingly preferring open seams to paned or virago sleeves. As Hill describes in his History of World Costume and Fashion (2011): “Skirts draped naturally from the waist to the floor. The bodice was reduced in size and shortened with a raised waistline…. Sleeves were short, cropped to the elbow in some designs”
(…) in the 1620s, “lavish quantities of elaborately patterned lace were used for every accessory, from cuffs and collars to handkerchiefs and boot hose. Flemish bobbin lace was widely available, but the new fashions benefited every lace-making center in Europe”” (fashion history)
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