The mighty Roman Empire is the stuff of legend. Tales of Roman conquests endure to this day. Indeed, the Romans were quite the trendsetters of their day. Their fashions were heavily influenced by the civilizations with which they interacted. These included the Egyptians and the Greeks. And like any rapidly growing empire, the Romans absorbed […]
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The UK fashion industry makes more money than the entire food and drinks industry of the UK and employs twice as many people. So to say that London Fashion Week is an important event in the fashion world is to understate the fact. Of the big four fashion weeks, London started much later than New […]
Formal clothing options have always been geared towards one particular choice for men – the suit. On first impressions, many people would argue that the suit is a rather plain and boring piece of attire. However, its long and fascinating history says otherwise. From the initial concept of court dress in the 17th century through […]
When browsing through fashion publications, watching fashion videos and going through stores, one will often hear words like “vintage” or “retro” to describe items of clothing and accessories. However, to many people, it is not entirely clear what these terms mean. And that is for quite a good reason, since the definitions or understandings of […]
In the world, there are very many collectors of fashion. These range from people who own more pieces than one can imagine, like Iris Apfel, who has rooms upon rooms filled with clothes to smaller collectors. Fashion – in all its forms, may be interesting to collect, but the question that may be of the […]
Fashion is a fascinating field. The history of fashion and the resulting culture are extremely interesting and contain many oddities that one may not necessarily expect. Here is a list of 18 fascinating fashion curiosities that will make you be surprised, giggle and raise an eyebrow. #1 The world’s longest wedding dress had a […]
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What are Chatelaines?
Chatelaines were a type of very popular jewelry item in the past, but have taken a back seat (to put it mildly) as purses and other items appeared. A chatelaine is described as a decorative belt hook or clasp that was worn by both men and women at the waist and featured a series of […]
The Schembart Carnival (lit. bearded-mask carnival) began in 1499 in Nuremberg, Germany. Soon after, it became very popular and a strong draw until 1539, when it ended. The event was canceled due to the complaints of a preacher who had a strong influence in the community. Osiander was offended by the fact that his effigy […]
The Mechanical Curator of the British Library is a tool that was designed to extract images from old books that have been digitized. The software was created a few years ago and, soon after it was put to work, it has extracted over 1 million images. These images feature everything and anything from maps and […]
The 18th century saw the peak of the Age of Enlightenment. This was focused very much on reason (in various forms, some of which we don’t really use today), but also on values such as liberty, progress, tolerance, fraternity and more. These values were all based on the (re)discovered idea that humans had power over […]
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Clothes on a UFO
Space as an umbrella theme has been very much on trend over the last few seasons. A few years ago, Attire Club did announce in the annual trend forecast that space, with all that it encompasses in modern culture, will be something that not only fashion designers will use as a source of inspiration for […]
If you are visiting brick and mortar casinos, you have the obligation to follow their dress codes, even though these days casino dress codes are much more relaxed than they used to be. Doing so shows that you respect both the casino operators and other players… and, of course, otherwise you would not be able […]