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Fashion History

  • Whalebone cages? What TV shows like ‘Bridgerton’ and ‘Queen Charlotte’ get wrong about corsets

    Whalebone cages? What TV shows like ‘Bridgerton’ and ‘Queen Charlotte’ get wrong about corsets

    Sarah Bendall, The Conversation
    · May 20, 2023 · 11:30 pm
  • From suits to mohawks, how men’s fashion has been shaped by politics of the time

    From suits to mohawks, how men’s fashion has been shaped by politics of the time

    Peter McNeil, The Conversation
    · May 17, 2018 · 11:30 pm
  • The evolution of the fashion magazine: From publications for ‘virtuous virgins’ to ‘Vogue’

    The evolution of the fashion magazine: From publications for ‘virtuous virgins’ to ‘Vogue’

    Rachel Brett
    · Apr 01, 2017 · 08:30 pm
  • Illustrations: Indian women's fashion from the early 20th century and before

    Illustrations: Indian women's fashion from the early 20th century and before

    Zinnia Ray Chaudhuri
    · Jul 17, 2016 · 11:30 am