French hood

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A French hood is a type of woman's headgear popular in Western Europe in the mid-sixteenth century.

The French hood is characterized by a rounded shape, contrasted with the angular English gable hood. It is worn over a coif, and has a black veil attached to the back^[1].

Origin the of French hood: Anne of Brittany, 1500-10

[edit] See also

1500-1550 in fashion

1550-1600 in fashion

[edit] References

1. ^ Alison Weir, Henry VIII: The King and His Court. Ballantine Books, 2002. ISBN 0-345-43708-X.

• Ashelford, Jane: The Art of Dress: Clothing and Society 1500-1914, Abrams, 1996. ISBN 0-8109-6317-5.

• Ashelford, Jane. The Visual History of Costume: The Sixteenth Century. 1983 edition (ISBN 0-89676-076-6), 1994 reprint (ISBN 0-7134-6828-9).

[edit] External links

• Tudor and Elizabethan Coifs