Tuesday, 6 October 2026

British caricature compares summer clothing of 1556 and 1796

Coloured print “Too Much and Too Little”: a lady in an ornate gown with a ruff faces a lady in a light, sheer dress with a feather in her hair.

A summer outfit of 1796 against a summer outfit of 1556: quite a comparison, to be sure. But what would these ladies say on seeing a summer outfit of 2019?

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