For a fashion history course...During the 14th and 14th century Gothic tendencies were reflected in dress and women wore a deep pointed neck with a high waist and large bell sleeves. The most prominent accessory of this time were the headdresses. Women went to extremes with reticulated oversized head dresses. Here I just featured an oversized newsboy cap. The shoes were called poulaines and they were pointy flats with long and sometimes curled toes. Heralidic designs were popular in jewelry and small jeweled handbags were carried.

A fun early fall look perfect for a lunch date: ) This Vince Audrey dress is a classic.

For a fashion history course...During the Crusades women wore bliauts, which were tunic dresses with bell sleeves. They were normally embellished around the neck and sleeves.
Shoes were made of velvet, soft leather, and brocades and were embellished with jewels. Hose came onto the scene for the first time, although they were not as thin as todays. Small decorated purses called amonieres gained popularity and women wore their hair in coifs and covered their heads with gorgets. Tassels, as featured in the necklace, mosaics as featured in the YSL powder, and fur-trimmed gowns like this Rebecca Taylor coat were popular.

For my friend Nick, who fell in love with these John Varvatos shoes and wanted a classic look with layers he could wear multiple places.