The period of The Dueling Fashion Weeks at Rome and Avignon was especially fraught for those trying to stay au fait.

You can't hold a candle to the fashion mavens of the medieval manuscripts section of the British Library:

2. Statement headpieces

The fascinator has had its day. Millinery needs to get theatrical.

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