 Black velvet partlets lined in white with a high, flared neckline were worn pinned over the gown.Partlets of the same rich fabric as the bodice of the gown give the appearance of a high-necked gown.Sheer or opaque linen partlets were worn over the chemise or smock, and high-necked smocks began to appear; toward 1550 these might have a small standing collar with a ruffle, which would become the pleated ruff of the next period.