Medici collar

Medici collar shows lace frill fan radiating from the neck.

Ruff collar is circular starched ring. Jabot hangs a lace cascade.

Ruff histories include Medici-style lace fans radiating from neck bands in Baroque dress.[1] Eighteenth-century portraits document Medici frill collars on formal dress.[2] 1550–1600 in Western European fashion covers ruff and frill collar evolution.[3]

Medici collar appears in Rococo portraiture alongside ruff rings.[1] Medici differs from Puritan falling band.[2] Silk and linen lace required starch.[3]

Today Medici collar appears in Baroque costume, opera dress, and historical reproduction in lace and linen.[1][2] Medici frill reads court portrait.[3] When lace radiates in a fan from the neck—Medici collar applies.[2]

Baroque costume, opera, historical reproduction, and Rococo formal events.[1]

Medici collar needs starch or wire support for fan shape.[2] Lace Medici frill reads court portrait.[1]

Ruff is circular ring. Jabot hangs cascade. Puritan is falling band.[1]

Medici collar reads Baroque, court, and lace-formal. Starched Medici frill reads Rococo portrait.

Medici collar vs ruff? Ruff is circular ring; Medici is radiating lace fan.[1]

Medici collar vs jabot? Jabot hangs; Medici radiates from band.[1]

Medici collar modern? Costume and opera only—not everyday wear.[3]