Breton Women: Legacy in Lace - Photo Gallery

Breton Women: Legacy in Lace - Photo Gallery

Photograph by Charles Fréger

Plouguenast, Côtes-d’Armor
Each Breton ensemble is specific to a place: an individual village and sometimes the surrounding area, known as a pays. In these photos, taken in Brittany with a translucent backdrop, each outfit is identified by village and département, an administrative unit of modern France.