The Raffaello “bob” (Post no.1 on men’s haircuts)

Anon, the Italian artist, Lorenzo Vatalaro Antiques, Milan, IT Haircuts are, of course, subject to changes in fashion just like … More

A BRILLIANT 2014 TO YOU ALL!

The “pointy flats” (shoe post no.1)

H.Dannecker, G. Schick, 1802, Staatliche museum, Berlin, Germany leather and gold decoration, shoes, 1790s How do we choose our shoes? … More

The “Look at me!” stripe (post no.3)

Chardin, sealing the letter, 1733, Schloss Charlottenburg,  Berlin Germany In this post I want to concentrate on the attention seeking … More

THE INS AND OUTS OF STRIPES (Post no.2)

 Bartolomeo Veneto, possibly Lucrezia Borgia (wife of Alfonso I d’Este), 1500c, Snite museum, Indiana, USA There are many reasons for wearing … More

Stripe out! (Post no.1…origins of striped clothing)

Illuminated manuscript, Iraq, De materia medica, 1229, Topkapi Sarayi Muzesi Library, Istanbul, Turkey The history of the striped fashion “trend” is a long and complex … More

HATS OFF BOYS! (3rd and last post on men and hats)

Illuminated manuscript, The collected works of Christine de Pisan, 1415c, British Library , UK For my last post (for now) … More

MEN IN FUR HATS (post no.2)

Limburg brothers, Les Tres Riches Heures de Duc de Berry, (detail : Duke John de Berry in blue and fur hat),1412-16, … More

TOP THAT HAT! on men and hats (post no.1)

Photo anon, Gentlemen, Montreal, 1895c, McCord museum, Canada One of the earliest images I have found of a top hat … More

Crazy feathers (post no.5)

Francesco Merletti, First lady, 2008, mix media, p.c. For my last post on feathers I have decided to put together … More

Peacocks feathers forever (post no. 4)

Peacocks and their feathers have been working their magic on fashion for centuries. Different cultures have attributed special meanings to this bird; … More

Further feathers (post no. 3)

Att. John Bettes, Queen Elisabeth I, 1580-6c, National Portrait Gallery, London, Uk The fashion for feather fans spread across Europe … More

FEATHERS (part 2) IN RENAISSANCE FASHION:

The presence of feathers in fashionable European dress does not become apparent until the 16th century. When feathers appear they … More

RUFFLE MY FEATHERS: ON PLUMAGE AND FASHION

For centuries, probably millennia (but I don’t have the material evidence for you) mankind has been fascinated by bird plumage … More

On becoming a “real” chinese woman in the past

  High class chinese lady, early 20th C Without pretending to be an expert on China, chinese culture or history,  in … More

Back from my travels

Stripes, chinese women past and present, buying women’s underwear in islamic countries, my obsession with the Renaissance – just some … More

Here’s what’s wrong with hijab tourism and your cutesy “modesty experiments”

Here’s what’s wrong with hijab tourism and your cutesy “modesty experiments”. I am sharing someone else’s blog today as I … More

MAMMA MIA!

This post is dedicated to His Royal Highness the Royal Baby (George Alexander Louis) who is really quite lucky to … More

more on AFRIC art, fashion, textiles

 Vlisco, 2013 Picking up from my last post, here is a beautiful image from the latest ad campaign by Vlisco … More

AAA- FASHION FABRICS ART –FRICA:

  FASHIONARCHAEOLOGY  has a thing about African textiles. A deep-rooted fascination (which leads to compulsive buying of textiles a/o clothing made … More