Women in Ties Have Agitated Fashion for Centuries. Why Does a Humble Strip of Fabric Hold So Much Power?
Paris, women needed permission from the police to wear a tie. The history of a revolutionary accessory—from ancient Rome to ...
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The Daring 19th-Century Reformers Who Sought to End Prostitution by Offering Financial and Emotional Support to Urban Sex Workers
Led entirely by women, the American Female Moral Reform Society gave material aid to those in need and pushed for men to be ...
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Out of the Attic: Alexandria women and D.C.’s Central High School
The student biographies included Johnson and Marks as a cheerful basketball player and a sweet-mannered Alexandrian maiden, respectively. These four young Alexandria women were among the first ...
Dressing Like an Artist? There’s an Art to That.
An exhibition at the Louvre-Lens in France examines centuries of interplay between art and fashion, including what the ...
When Does Fashion Become Vintage? A Guide to Understanding Vintage, Archival, and Antique Fashion
Vintage fashion is everywhere, but amid the obsession, the question remains: what, precisely, makes something vintage?