“Fashion is the mirror of history,” King Louis XIV wrote in 17th century France. “It reflects social, economic, and political change rather than mere whimsy.” Little did he know that fashion would ...
Clothes don't just cover us - they tell the rich, hidden stories of everyday life in history. Step inside the world of 18th-century fashion and uncover how garments reveal the past. Join Amber ...
NMAH copy Purchased from the NMAH Library Endowment. Part one: Design innovators. Jessie Franklin Turner : an intimate affair / Jan Glier Reeder -- Virginia Woods Bellamy : the poet as knitter / Ann W ...
Every thread of Chicano fashion weaves together complex histories tied to race and class into the garment. (Montecruz Foto / Flickr) Clothing is far more than the fabric it is made from. Clothing ...
Introduction. The origins and significance of Catholic clothing in America -- 1. The clothes make the man : clerical and liturgical garmenture, 1830s-1930s -- 2. Women religious on American soil : ...