Think square necklines, OTT sleeves and embellished headgear – the 16th-century queen is fashion’s latest muse
Fashion’s muse for party season 2019 stares coolly from an oil painting in the National Portrait Gallery in London. Her velvety black dress and extravagant headdress are studded with pearls. At her throat is an extraordinarily Carrie Bradshaw-esque accessory: a gold-and-pearl initial-B necklace.
This is Anne Boleyn, or rather the idea of her as created posthumously in the late 16th century. Her look is also very now – think square necklines, OTT sleeves and embellished headgear. It is all part of a wider trend described as “Renaissancecore” by the style blog Manrepeller.
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