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A French hood is a type of woman's headgear
Headgear

Headgear, headwear or headdress is the name given to any element of clothing which is worn on one's head .Headgear serve a variety of purposes:...
 popular in Western Europe in the sixteenth century.

The French hood is characterized by a rounded shape, contrasted with the angular 'English' or gable hood
Gable hood

A gable hood, English hood or gable headdress is an England woman's hat of c. 1500-1550, so-called because its pointed shape resembles the gable of a house....
. It is worn over a coif
Coif

A coif is a close fitting hat that covers the top, back, and sides of the head, worn by all classes in England and Scotland from the Middle Ages to the early seventeenth century ....
, and has a black veil attached to the back.






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A French hood is a type of woman's headgear
Headgear

Headgear, headwear or headdress is the name given to any element of clothing which is worn on one's head .Headgear serve a variety of purposes:...
 popular in Western Europe in the sixteenth century.

The French hood is characterized by a rounded shape, contrasted with the angular 'English' or gable hood
Gable hood

A gable hood, English hood or gable headdress is an England woman's hat of c. 1500-1550, so-called because its pointed shape resembles the gable of a house....
. It is worn over a coif
Coif

A coif is a close fitting hat that covers the top, back, and sides of the head, worn by all classes in England and Scotland from the Middle Ages to the early seventeenth century ....
, and has a black veil attached to the back. It was introduced to England primarily by Anne Boleyn
Anne Boleyn

Anne Boleyn was List of English consorts as the Wives of Henry VIII of Henry VIII of England. She was also Earl of Pembroke in her own right. Henry's marriage to Anne, and her subsequent execution, made her a key figure in the political and religious upheaval that was the start of the English Reformation....
, who had been raised in France; although it was also championed by Catherine Howard
Catherine Howard

Katherine Howard , also spelled Catherine or Katheryn, was the fifth Wives of Henry VIII of Henry VIII of England , and sometimes known by his reference to her as his "rose without a thorn"....
, Catherine of Aragon
Catherine of Aragon

Catherine of Aragon also known as Katherine or Katharine; was the List of English consorts as the Wives of Henry VIII of Henry VIII of England, and Princess of Wales by her first marriage to Arthur, Prince of Wales....
 wore an early French hood, "a round hood", in her youth. Its use was thus subsequently rejected by Anne's successor, Jane Seymour
Jane Seymour

Jane Seymour was List of English consorts as the third Wives of Henry VIII of Henry VIII of England. She succeeded Anne Boleyn as queen consort following the latter's execution in 1536....
, but returned to fashion after Jane's death.


See also


  • 1500-1550 in fashion
    1500-1550 in fashion

    Fashion in the period 1500-1550 in Western Europe is marked by voluminous clothing worn in an abundance of layers . Contrasting fabrics, slashes, embroidery, applied trims, and other forms of surface ornamentation became prominent....
  • 1550-1600 in fashion
    1550-1600 in fashion

    Fashion in the period 1550-1600 in Western European clothing is characterized by increased opulence, the rise of the ruff , the expansion of the farthingale for women, and, for men, the disappearance of the codpiece....


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