REFLECTION ON THE WHITE SHIRT AND WOMANKIND

The 8th of March has just been and gone. Pre-packed sprigs of yellow mimosa in the supermarket and tacky adverts…. … More

COLOUR SPEAKS LOUDER THAN WORDS (Post no.1 on colour combinations in dress)

Felice Casorati, the red jacket, 1939, MART Rovereto, Italy In this, and the following posts, I shall let my … More

Journal des Dames et des Modes, Paris, 1913 This post wants to investigate the ‘rise’ (literally) in fashion of the … More

Punched leather and ivory fan, 1590-1600c, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, USA Can fashion make a noise? Can what we … More

Before you think I am weird go see the previous blog and you will know what this is about. So … More

Its THE question which comes up in history of dress lectures year in year out… morbid/fetishist student interest for … More