Sleeve focus thread

[Koen G]

"Bagpipe sleeves seen in the tapestry went out of fashion around 1430 IN ENGLAND."

or

"Bagpipe sleeves seen in the tapestry went out of fashion around 1430 IN EUROPE."

They don't need to specify, because most people interested in art history know about the International Gothic style, the influence of cultural centers like Paris, travelling artists, the interconnectedness of the courts and so on. You don't want to be seen depicted in 1440 wearing what went out of fashion at other courts ten years before. Think modern celebrity culture, red carpets, Fashion Week... Ten years is an eternity.

I'm out of this discussion. I'll read it when you inevitably find some poor art historian who happens to say something that fits in your theory.