French Noble - female costume from 15th century [Getty Images]

French Noble - female costume from 15th century, shown wearing hennin hat, high-waisted blue velvet dress embroidered with gold, lined with crimson velvet and with long train (attendant or maidservant holds train). c. 1847, hand-painted copy from miniature from a 15th century manuscript' Echecs amoureux'. (Photo by Culture Club/Getty Images)

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