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In Brittany

In this once isolated and poor region, women wore no jewelry except a heart-shaped brooch and a cross. Their only ornaments were lace, embroidery and wide velvet ribbons with sequins intended to ward off evil.

In this once isolated and poor region, women wore no jewelry except a heart-shaped brooch and a cross. Their only ornaments were lace, embroidery and wide velvet ribbons with sequins intended to ward off evil.

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