Talk:Ruff (clothing)

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I don't see any differences in ruffs and piccadills, are they just two different words for the same thing, or is there a significant difference. Should these articles be merged? 69.119.251.30 (talk) 16:46, 3 April 2012 (UTC)[reply]

Indeed, some of the sources describe piccadill as another type of ruffs.

talk) 09:23, 26 October 2022 (UTC)[reply

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To add to this article: is it true that such collars were developed in order to cover neck lesions caused by venereal diseases, or other similar red marks on the neck caused by diseases of various types? 173.88.246.138 (talk) 03:19, 17 March 2020 (UTC)[reply]

I reserached the topic extensively and this information wasn't mentioned in any of the reputable sources. I think it's possible it was the case for some (or many people) but it wasn't the main purpose of wearing ruff nor motivation for inventing it, as you could hide your neck with any kind of eleborate/high collar or jewllery. It's like with hats, they aren't specifficaly for balding people but if you wan't to hide the fact you're balding you could wear a hat ;) But that's just my opinion.

If you find any reputable source that mentions this theory please add it to the article.

talk) 09:21, 26 October 2022 (UTC)[reply

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