Quote Originally Posted by OC Richard View Post
What I wonder is, when did jabots appear.

. . .(BTW jabots appear to be a modern attempt at capturing the look of the ruffles attached to the neck opening of many 18th century shirts, so in other words appear to be another 20th century quasi-Jacobean revival.)
According to Wikipedia,

Originally the term jabot referred to the frilling or ruffles decorating the front of a shirt.[1] It has evolved into a decorative clothing accessory consisting of lace or other fabric falling from the throat, suspended from or attached to a neckband or collar; or simply pinned at the throat.

In the 17th and 18th centuries, a jabot consisted of cambric or lace edging sewn to both sides of the front opening of a man's shirt, and partially visible through a vest worn over it. This style arose around 1650