Neck ties are the staple of men’s accessories. They come in all shapes and sizes, colors and patterns and have a long history behind them. Bottom line is that we all like them, wear them and enjoy the feel they bring to an outfit. There’s so much we can say about ties that we could […]
Category: Fashion History
Dressing up is a really important part of human life. We don’t dress up only in everyday or function clothing, but in the global culture we also dress up as someone else for certain occasion. This goes for almost every culture and every space in any time. The people who lived in African tribes used […]
The elegance and sophistication to which fashion has come today are obviously the process of a very long and sometimes hard journey that mankind has taken along the course of many years. Even though we take clothes for granted, which is only natural since we live in a world where they are not something to […]
Over the course of history, fashion has been the subject of a lot of criticism and attacks. Fashion has been the center of intersecting perspectives and different views that have caused diverse scandals across the years. Clothes have been blamed for social disturbances and issues, being considered to promote vanity, loose sexual morality, conspicuous consumption, […]
For most of fashion’s history, clothing has been seen as an apolitical phenomenon, with little ties to the world of politics and the resulting cultural and social movements. However, due to the rise of capitalism and modern society in the 20th century, clothes and fashion became more than just a statement of social status. […]
One of the reasons we love cinema so much is because it immortalizes the fashion and the style of the time it is created in. In films, it’s always about the latest fashion, the latest trends, the latest technology, but not on the runway! Also, films that take place in a long-gone time showcase both […]
One of our mottos is “Finding elegance everywhere” and we like to practice what we preach. We believe that elegance is to be found not only in fashion and art, but also in manners, attitude and other fields. Today we want to showcase a tradition that has grown into a world-renowned name that is synonym […]
As dandies we see men of the late 19th century who placed a big importance on his physical appearance and manners. In this article we look back at what it ment to be a dandy and the role dandies played in fashion and social history.
There’s so many well-dressed people in the world, and we are fans of all of them. Even if they are a celebrity or just someone who dresses well for their own style, we admire everyone! In this article we want to feature a few style icons from our recent history and pop culture. We went […]