Costume of Pont-Leveque, Calvados. . Her clothes show her to be a lady of leisure: merino-wool redingote trimmed with velvet, a shawl in imitation cashmere, a cashmere bag and a lace collar of three layers. Handcolored fashion plate illustration from Louis-Marie Lante's Costumes des femmes du Pays de Caux, 1827/1885. With their tall Alsation lace hats, the women of Caux and Normandy were famous for the elegance and style.