The history of elegant development of ruffles

Perhaps, in the face of such ruffled edges that so swaying and extremely feminine, it is difficult to imagine that such elements used to be indispensable materials for men's clothing together with lace and even girlish bows. Regarding its origin, the legend is that people designed the ruffles on the clothing in order to show the moment when the eagle fluttered its wings. The significance of its existence is to make the wearer full of "masculinity".

If you look at the history of Western clothing from the 16th century to the early 19th century, for nearly three hundred years, you can always see the ruffled figure from the cuffs of men. Especially during the heyday of the extremely complicated and extremely gorgeous Baroque style, men will wear long ruffles, laces and bows to decorate their clothes, they will also have long hair and beards, and wear earrings on one ear. But when we appreciate the portraits of men at the time, we do n’t think that such a dress is very girly, but we can obviously notice the majesty and expansion of the original masculinity. There is no need for artificial pads, frames and Filling, the form of the clothes is more natural, the shoulders no longer have the width and cushion effect of the Renaissance, the collar, cuffs and trousers have also begun to use a lot of ribbons and laces as decoration, replacing the Renaissance from gold and silver , Jewelry to embellish the gorgeous sense.

Because of the spread of romantic temperament and Gothic style in the nineteenth century, women's popular costumes have changed significantly during this period and early days, although in 1811, anti-classical small like zigzag decoration and Elizabethan pleated collar appeared Details, but the real iconic change is that the skirt uses more and more ruffles and decorations, which extend outward along the skirt, but the skirt becomes shorter and wider, especially In the 1950s, this kind of decoration started from below the knee height, especially in evening wear. A lot of ruffles and laces were greatly added, causing a wider and larger illusion, or it was decorated on a low and wide collar To increase romantic lightness. In the 1970s, the ruffled elements prevailed in the style of Polish dresses. This skirt was pulled behind and bundled up to loosen it, forming a series of exquisite patterns on the hips, worn on the waist pad and waist frame, and its inner skirt It is inlaid with various frills or ruffles, standard style, embroidered or with ribbon and tail. By the 1980s, the horizontal decoration and ruffled ruffle decoration on the skirt were further strengthened, but the long-tailed day fashion gradually deteriorated, and the evening dress was the same as the early one, adding ruffles on the sleeves to increase The impression of wider sleeves. 

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In a 1883 fashion painting, among the two summer ladies ’clothing, one of the dresses was made of cream-colored taffeta and a pleated lotus made of a 25-cm-tall ribbed plain cloth The leaves were embellished with a 9 cm wide lace stitched on it, which was a popular model for women at the time. However, such a complicated and romantic beauty was soon replaced by sportswear, travel wear, denim wear, casual wear, etc., which reflected a completely relaxed and free lifestyle, and the trend of women ’s pursuit of gender equality The trend of simplicity, neutrality and practicality of the popular clothing, the details such as ruffles, laces and laces, which originally occupied an important position, have gradually faded and weakened in daily wear and become embellishment supporting roles, but for women in different eras. The desire for femininity and the requirement for the further development of fashion trends, designers of different generations can always make these clothing elements that best reflect the feminine and feminine characteristics of the clothes regain a short time, allowing the soft ruffles to dance lightly in their respective designs. in. If we look back on the brands that we see today that are very prominent in ruffle design, we can actually see the origin of the continuation of these fashion styles.

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Among the many clothing decorations of the Baroque period, a ruffled pleated collar directly called "RUFFLE" can be said to be a distinctive feature of the 17th century clothing. This design is still difficult for designers to abandon until today. Design style. This is a neck ornament made of thin hemp or silk lace and ironed into an "8" shape with an iron, suitable for both men and women. The most expensive is the ruffle made of lace, which can be used as a neck ornament or sewn on the cuffs. It is very elegant and beautiful, and it is loved by nobles and wealthy people, but it must be sorted out like this The lotus leaf ruffled collar takes a lot of time and time. This cost is not affordable by ordinary civilians, and is almost a patent for nobles. It was not until the mid-nineteenth century that such a lotus leaf was considered a "boring decoration" by men, and due to the industrialization of the nineteenth century, everything required efficiency first. Such a lotus leaf Bian was more feminine and truly became one of the most important clothing design elements that can reflect the romantic and feminine temperament of women.

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However, such a complicated and romantic beauty was soon replaced by sportswear, travel wear, denim wear, casual wear, etc., which reflected a completely relaxed and free lifestyle, and the trend of women ’s pursuit of gender equality The trend of simplicity, neutrality and practicality of the popular clothing, the details such as ruffles, laces and laces, which originally occupied an important position, have gradually faded and weakened in daily wear and become embellishment supporting roles, but for women in different eras. The desire for femininity and the requirement for the further development of fashion trends, designers of different generations can always make these clothing elements that best reflect the feminine and feminine characteristics of the clothes regain a short time, allowing the soft ruffles to dance lightly in their respective designs. in. If we look back on the brands that we see today that are very prominent in ruffle design, we can actually see the origin of the continuation of these fashion styles.

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In terms of collocation, the plasticity of the ruffles is also very strong, which not only has the practicality of cleverly covering the body fat, but also brings the light and dynamic beauty of the ruffles. You can consider choosing one piece with ruffles The dresses of various lengths of the element can be worn directly, or the collar and cuffs can be selected as a ruffled element shirt and blazer and sweater combination, can be formal and casual daily dress, or take the risk of charming snow The ruffled blouses with spun fabrics or floral patterns and denim, leather and other fabric garments mix and match different levels and effects. It is this spring and summer that the best trend element can be tried to wear.

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