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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