mikel @mikelalasmuto@social.cleverlibre.org

Buenos días, juvencias y gratinianas.

During his childhood, Gerard ter Borch (1617-1681) would never have seen anyone dress like this. The tricorne hat was an evolution of hats worn by Spanish soldiers whom the French fought in 1667. The fluffy necktie or cravat, was brought to Western Europe by Croat forces during the 1660s. Louis XIV of France was fond of both, and he also liked wigs.

When Gerard ter Borch painted this Reading Young Man around 1680, the fashion was well established, and we see neckties around us still today.