It is center parted and flat on top, with the forehead trimmed in a fringe of curls. Side hair is frizzed or curled in ringlets. Back hair is twisted into a bun. The coif remains in style. The steeple hat is worn over the coif and other simple hoods.
Ruffs are large.
The largest are called Millstones. A flat collar, which falls over the shoulders, replaces the ruff in the 1640's. In Rembrandt's portrait the emphasis is placed on the white accessories such as gloves, lacy cuffs , coifs, and the quite large millstone ruff.