. ▁R uff s ▁could ▁make ▁it ▁difficult ▁to ▁eat ▁during ▁me alt imes , ▁similar ▁to ▁the ▁can gue . ▁By ▁the ▁start ▁of ▁the ▁sevent e enth ▁century , ▁r uff s ▁were ▁falling ▁out ▁of ▁fashion ▁in ▁Western ▁Europe , ▁in ▁favour ▁of ▁wing ▁coll ars ▁and ▁falling ▁bands . ▁The ▁fashion ▁l inger ed ▁longer ▁in ▁the ▁Dutch ▁Republic , ▁where ▁r uff s ▁can ▁be ▁seen ▁in ▁port ra its ▁well ▁into ▁the ▁sevent e enth ▁century , ▁and ▁farther ▁east . ▁It ▁also ▁stayed ▁on ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁cer emon ial ▁dress ▁of ▁city ▁coun c ill ors ▁( S en ator en ) ▁in ▁North ▁German ▁Han se atic ▁cities ▁and ▁of ▁Luther an ▁cler gy ▁in ▁those ▁cities ▁and ▁in ▁Den mark , ▁Norway , ▁the ▁Far oe ▁Islands , ▁I cel and , ▁and ▁Green land . ▁ ▁The ▁r uff ▁was ▁b anned ▁in ▁Spain ▁under ▁Philip ▁IV ▁( orch estr ated ▁by ▁Gas par ▁de ▁Gu zm án , ▁Count - D u ke ▁of ▁Oliv ares ). ▁ ▁Today ▁ ▁R uff s ▁remain ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁formal ▁att ire ▁of ▁b ish ops ▁and ▁minister s ▁in ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁Den mark ▁( including ▁Green land ) ▁and ▁the ▁Church ▁of ▁the ▁Far oe ▁Islands ▁and ▁are ▁generally ▁worn ▁for ▁services . ▁The ▁Church ▁of ▁Norway ▁removed ▁the ▁r uff ▁from ▁its ▁cler gy ▁uniform ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁although ▁some ▁conserv ative ▁minister s ,