Few garments have held their place in men’s wardrobes as stubbornly as the men’s suit. Its basicformula of jacket and matching trousers has barely changed in a century, yet each decadereshaped its proportions to reflect the mood of the time. From the roaring twenties to theflamboyant seventies, the suit tells a story of prosperity, war, …
A newly restored piece of film brings back one of the earliest surviving records of women’s football. Sterling Ladies FC and Vickers Crayford Athletic Club. Played on April 20, 1918, at Chalkwell Park in Southend-on-Sea, Essex. The footage has been rebuilt frame by frame in 4K colour. With a new soundtrack added to bring the …
Bohemian style didn’t begin with the hippies – its roots go back to the artists and outcasts of 1840s Paris.The decade’s most iconic women from Stevie Nicks to Talitha Getty were drawing on nearly a century of restless, anticlassical dressing. Most trend cycles feel arbitrary, driven by what the industry needs to sell rather than …
The story of 1960s evening dress is often told as a simple liberation narrative: women were trapped in rigid gowns, and then the decade arrived and set them free. The reality is more complicated, and more interesting. Structure, Propriety and the Hourglass Silhouette Formal dress before the 1960s was genuinely structured. The hourglass silhouette was …
An 1898 film by filmmaker William Kennedy-Laurie Dickson is brought to life. On a September day in 1998 pointed a camera at the afternoon crowd on Scheveningen Boulevard and pressed record. What he captured was unremarkable by design – people strolling, watching, being seen at one of The Hague’s most fashionable seafront addresses. Nobody was …
A woman in the late 90s is leaning over a magnifying mirror and pulling her brow hairs one at a time until she is left with a narrow line of eyebrows. In 2020s, a woman is lying in the studio chair, spending hundreds of dollars on microblading to restore what the previous trends have destroyed. …
Vintage prom dresses are still very much in vogue. The fashion of the past and the contemporary style of today both possess their unique charm, yet they showcase different standards of beauty. How Prom Fashion Has Evolved Fashion repeats itself through time and this pattern applies to prom dresses. The 1930s through the 2020s introduced …
Art Deco jewelry never goes out of style. Maybe it’s the bold lines. Maybe it’s the satisfying symmetry. Maybe it’s because nothing else looks quite like it — not before, not since. The 1920s and 30s saw Art Deco awaken to unimaginable heights. Back to the days of jazz joints, speakeasies, and women who had …
Watch this rare restored 1970s makeup tutorial film and discover how women created the decade’s most iconic beauty looks. Frosted eyes, glossy lips and feathered lashes. → Read the Full Guide: How to Apply 1970s Makeup This Rare 1970s Makeup Tutorial Restored — And It’s Fascinating Women learned the art of makeup the old-fashioned way. …
You couldn’t miss Joan Collins on Dynasty. Power suits with shoulders that could knock someone over, jewelry that caught every light in the room—the woman knew how to make an entrance. Nothing about ’80s fashion was quiet. Big hair, big statements, big everything. Trilogy rings fit right into that world. Three stones sitting together, each …