Gorgera (grangola, Cuello) - round pleated collar, the edges of which are decorated with ruffles. Usually made of white. Standing options reached his chin. By the end of the XVI century. is enormous and is named "millstone". One of the most important decorative elements of Western European male and female attire of the XVI century. Appeared in Spain, but has spread far beyond its limits due to the movement of the Counter-Reformation, as well as the Spanish political influence to other countries. For example, in England there is an analogue gorgery - raf.
Gorgera
Gorgera (grangola, Cuello) - round pleated collar, the edges of which are decorated with ruffles. Usually made of white. Standing options reached his chin. By the end of the XVI century. is enormous and is named "millstone". One of the most important decorative elements of Western European male and female attire of the XVI century. Appeared in Spain, but has spread far ...