History Main / RegalRuff

Compare HighCollarOfDoom and MysticalHighCollar, a different kind of collar which only covers the back (and sometimes the sides) of the neck. ClassyCravat is similar. The wearer may possibly be CollardByHighFashion.

Compare HighCollarOfDoom and MysticalHighCollar, a different kind of collar which only covers the back (and sometimes the sides) of the neck. ClassyCravat is similar.

* The seahorse from ''Disney/TheLittleMermaid'' wears one, to signify that he is a member of King Triton's court.

* Pampered pooch Percy from Disney's ''Disney/{{Pocahontas}}'' had one while lounging in Governor Ratcliffe's tent. It was torn to shreds in his furious pursuit of the RascallyRaccoon Meeko.
* Little John wears one in Disney's ''Disney/RobinHood'' while posing as Sir Reginald, Duke of Chutney. This guise allows him to hover near Prince John during the phony archery tournament meant to snare Robin Hood.

A ruff is a frilly, circular collar that was very popular in Western Europe. It was invented some time in [[UsefulNotes/TheRenaissance the 1500's]]. Back then, they were mainly worn by upper-class individuals. Because said individuals were the only ones rich enough to hire artists, you see the trademark collar in so many portraits from that era. They tend to vary in width[[note]]The largest ones had a width of a foot or more and needed a wire frame to support them[[/note]] and thickness, but they are always pleated fabric collars. They are usually depicted in white, although other colors, such as black or red, may be used instead.

A ruff is a frilly, circular collar that was very popular in Western Europe. It was invented some time in [[UsefulNotes/TheRenaissance the 1500's]]. Back then, they were mainly worn by upper-class individuals. Because said individuals were the only ones rich enough to hire artists, you see the trademark collar in so many portraits from that era. They tend to vary in width[[note]]The largest ones had a width of a foot or more and needed a wire frame to support them[[/note]] and thickness, but they are always pleated fabric collars. They are usually white, although other colors, such as black or red, may be used instead.

* Pilaf from ''Anime/DragonBall'' is an arrogant character who fancies himself an emperor, and wears a ruff to show it. He also plans to TakeOverTheWorld.

->"They did not call out to the crowd. but rather chattered and gossiped among themselves, teasing one another and cooling themselves with fans, their stiff ruffled collars moving only slightly in the breeze."

** In the Silly Symphony ''Music Land'', the Queen of the Land of Symphony wears one. Fitting, as she is a rather strict, uptight ruler.

->"They did not call out to the crowd. but rather chattered and gossiped among themselves, teasing one another and cooling themselves with dans, their stiff ruffled collars moving only slightly in the breeze."

A ruff is a frilly, circular collar that was very popular in Western Europe. It was invented some time in the 1500's. Back then, they were mainly worn by upper-class individuals. Because said individuals were the only ones rich enough to hire artists, you see the trademark collar in so many portraits from that era. They tend to vary in width[[note]]The largest ones had a width of a foot or more and needed a wire frame to support them[[/note]] and thickness, but they are always pleated fabric collars. They are usually white, although other colors, such as black or red, may be used instead.

* Music/Klau

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* The Duke in ''ComicStrip/TheWizardOfId'' started out wearing a ruff, but this feature vanished to reduce pencil mileage in a daily syndicated strip.

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* IKEA offers the "Queen's Collar" as part of their LATTJO costume set. "Encourages role play which helps children to develop social skills by imitating grown-ups and inventing their own roles."

-->Blackadder: What are you wearing round your neck?
-->Percy: Ah! It's my new ruff!
-->Blackadder: You look like a bird who's swallowed a plate!
-->Percy: It's the latest fashion actually and as a matter of fact it makes me look rather sexy!
-->Blackadder: To another plate swallowing bird perhaps. If it was blind and hadn't had it in months.
-->...
-->Blackadder: Oh yes Percy, and the new ruff?
-->Percy: Better?
-->Blackadder: Worse.
-->Percy: Ah, the fashion today is towards the tiny.
-->Blackadder: In that case, Percy, you have the most fashionable brain in London.

* Belle's sisters in Jean Cocteu's ''Film/BeautyAndTheBeast'' wear this as part of their over-the-top fancy attire. They represent greed and selfishness and therefore have a style that reinforces their excessive lifestyles. While not from royalty, they are ([[FallenPrincess or were]]) the daughters of a rich and successful merchant and used to hobnob with the aristocracy and the royalty. Belle, on the other hand, while still wearing [[PimpedOutDress pimped out dresses]] under The Beast's guard, dresses in a [[SimpleYetOpulent simpler way in contrast]], and her wardrobes expose her neck, showing her simplicity and honest approach at life.

* Creator/WilliamShakespeare is almost always portrayed as wearing one. Fitting, as he was well-respected by everyone in his time, from aristocrats to the lower-class, because of his beautiful writing, and as a result became very successful and wealthy.

A ruff is a frilly, circular collar that was very popular in Western Europe. It was invented some time in the 1500's. Back then, they were mainly worn by upper-class individuals. Because said individuals were the only ones rich enough to hire artists, you see the trademark collar in so many portraits from that era. They tend to vary in width and thickness, but they are always pleated fabric collars. They are usually white, although other colors, such as black or red, may be used instead.

There's a reason why only the wealthiest were able to wear one (at first, that is, but we'll get to that soon): Every time a ruff was washed, some servant had to break out the starch and the [[http://www.oldandinteresting.com/fluting-goffering-irons.aspx goffering iron]] and press each back-and-forth curve. In other words, it was quite a hassle, and all for a mere accessory. It would seem that those wearing the ruffs valued them highly.