Cavaliers and Rakes: Fashions of the Courts of Charles I and Charles II
by Gailynne Bouret, First published for the JulyAugust/ 2012 issue of Finery Two periods in the Seventeenth century marked a departure from the old into the new: that of Charles I (1600-1649), the era of the Cavalier; and that of his son, Charles II (1630-1685), the Restoration. The fashions of these two eras reflect the personalities of each monarch. One […]
