Fashion History

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

A short history of the material key used in Western women’s stays from the 16th century through to the 20th century.

Sarah Bendall, The Conversation
· May 20, 2023 · 11:30 pm
Today’s dark academia trend was born from these five yesteryear fashion statements

Performing intellectualism through dressing up has been the trend for centuries.

Serena Dyer, The Conversation
· Sep 27, 2021 · 05:30 pm
From suits to mohawks, how men’s fashion has been shaped by politics of the time

For centuries, men’s fashion has been part of dynamic social change. Hairstyles, fabrics and suit styles have carried a political charge.

Peter McNeil, The Conversation
· May 17, 2018 · 11:30 pm

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