Crimes of Fashion
Clothes in early modern England could quite literally be to die for.
Fashion
The Historian Embodied
Dressing in historical clothes can reveal things about the past that no book can.
A Feather in her Cap
A global trade in feathers, with London at its heart, saw hundreds of millions of birds killed every year. Emily Williamson waged a long and furious campaign against it.
Dedicated Followers
A thoughtful long view of men’s participation in, and consumption of, fashionable dress.
Perfume, History, Dreams
Perfumes and sweet scents affect our sense of smell, but their true realm is that of the imagination.
Meet the Macaronis
During the 1770s there emerged a new type of fashionable fellow: the Macaroni, whose style was frequently and easily lampooned by cartoonists and the media.
The Global Success of Silk
The story of silk, which connected the world with a thread.
The Bikini
The two-piece swimsuit was unveiled on 5 July 1946.
Consumptive Chic: When Tuberculosis was the Height of Fashion
During the late 18th century the physical effects of tuberculosis became the ideals of beauty for the fashionable woman.
Cecil Beaton: Through a Glass, Lightly
The photographer, designer and aesthete Cecil Beaton brought a distinctly historical awareness to the realm of fashion.