Redressing the History of the Clothing Trade: Ready-Made Apparel, Guilds and Women Outworkers, 1650–1800From 1650 to 1800, the clothing commonly worn in England underwent noticeable changes in fabrics, in styles and in the method of manufacture. Throughout the second half of the 1600s ready-...
Redressing the History of the Clothing Trade: Ready-Made Apparel, Guilds and Women Outworkers, 1650–1800 Redressing the History of the Clothing Trade: Ready-Made Apparel, Guilds and Women Outworkers, 1650–1800From 1650 to 1800, the clothing commonly worn in England underwent noticeable changes ...
The Temple of Heaven in Beijing was constructed during the reign of Emperor Yongle of the Ming Dynasty, and completed in 1420, which was about the same time of the completion of the Forbidden City. When Emperor Yongle moved the capital from Nanjing to Beijing, one of the important things he...
Ready-made clothes It won the unanimous praise from the media and customers, and opened a prelude to the frenzied pursuit of his works in the future. By 1948, the Balmain brand already owned nine design studios and three stores in Paris's Avenue George-V and Rue Francois-1er. At that ti...
Fashioning the Bourgeoisie: A History of Clothing in the Nineteenth Century When department stores like Le Bon March first opened their doors in mid-nineteenth-century Paris, shoppers were offered more than racks of ready-made frock coats and crinolines. They were given the chance to acquire a ...
(Many supposedly "unknown" American designers had been working for years, but their clothing usually bore the label of the retailer for which they created.) American styles were praised as modern, streamlined, and flattering, and American ready-to-wear designers were finally garnering the respect...
In today’s world of polyester, acrylic and spandex, traditional textiles and fibres can be increasingly difficult to find when it comes to buying quality clothing. What are the origins of the fibres used to create the textiles which our parents and grandparents grew up with, in the days befo...
The main pioneer appears to have been Willsons, which had a chain of popular shops throughout the country. Women were encouraged to browse through rails of clothing and try on garments in fitting rooms, only interacting with a sales assistant at the point of sale. Value Ltd., West London ...
Chinese traditional clothing, or hanfu, has been increasingly ___by Western fashion in recent decades. However, in the past few years, many young people in China have been ___to the past and wearing traditional hanfu, as this style of clothing is currently___a renaissance (复兴). One of...
First World War that the government began to issuesilver badgesfor brave soldiers who had been honourably discharged through wounds or sickness in order for them to demonstrate that they were veterans when wearing civilian clothing and hence spare them from the possible wrath of the feminist ...