Boots with boothose, early (left) and late (right) 1630s

Boothose are linen stockings or boot liners worn in the seventeenth century to protect fine knitted stockings from wear. A pair of dark grey nylon stockings. ... A pair of classic black leather Dr. Martens. ...

In the 1630s, boothose could be trimmed with lavish lace cuffs turned down over cuffed bucket-topped boots. In mid-century, it was briefly stylish to wear boothose with low-cut shoes, before boothose fell completely out of fashion. Lace appliqué and bow at the bust-line of a nightgown. ...

See also

• 1600-1650 in fashion
• 1650-1700 in fashion

Fashion in the period 1600-1650 in Western European clothing is characterized by the disappearance of the ruff in favor of broad lace or linen collars. ... The elegant gentleman wears a coat, waistcoat, and breeches. ...

References

• Gordenker, Emilie E.S.: Van Dyck and the Representation of Dress in Seventeenth-Century Portraiture, Brepols, 2001, ISBN 2-503-50880-4

• Ribeiro, Aileen: Fashion and Fiction: Dress in Art and Lierature in Stuart England, Yale, 2005, ISBN 0-300-10999-7