Costume of St. Valery en Caux. The bonnet is covered with blue silk and black velvet. The white shoes with black or blue bases were a fashionable item. The women are spreading out towels and tablecloths on the shingle beach to dry. Hand-colored fashion plate illustration by Lante engraved by Gatine from Louis-Marie Lante's 鈥楥ostumes 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.