Tudor Jewels Habotai Scarf

DESIGNER'S NOTES

A Fox & Chave silk habotai scarf with an element of various precious stones and Tudor style jewellery derived from a page in a Flemish book of hours, produced in Ghent or Bruges c.1510 . 

This kind of jewellery from the Renaissance period saw a revival in the late Victorian era, sometimes referred to as the neo-Renaissance movement, that informed much design and art at that time. The jewellery was often referred to as Holbeinesque, after the kind depicted in the portraits of figures from the Tudor period by the artist Hans Holbein the Younger, who also left detailed drawings of some pieces. 

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STYLING

A Fox & Chave habotai silk scarf can be worn with the classic knot style or a pussycat bow. You can even create a shawl effect by knotting two scarves together behind your neck and allowing them to drape over your shoulders. More scarf styling ideas are available in this wonderful How to Tie a Scarf book.