Women love feathers almost to the point of madness. The ladies in Paris also try to compare each other, so there are more and more decorations on their heads. But their favorite thing is to put some bird specimens on their heads. Although it seems a bit scary now, the popularity of the...
A woman needed to have a small head and a short “bobbed” haircut to fit under the ever-increasing tightness. These close-fitting hats were worn low over the eyebrows, making visibility difficult. Women walked with their chins up and eyes cast down, creating an air of conceitedness or fe...
African American women and their hats: The history of how this trend beganJones, Randolph
The first official celebration of Women’s History Month occurred in March of 1987. While there had previously been a week dedicated to women’s history, this was the first time that U.S. citizens were asked to reflect on the various struggles and achievements of women for an entire month....
Women’s Fashions 1860 Mary and Julia walked around mingling with the other guests while the band played on. The national anthem brought those in chairs to their feet, men doffing their hats, and all standing in patriotic attention. At the close of the concert, the Taft women walked over ...
Fabric, ornamentation, and the overall elaborateness of an outfit all indicated a woman’s social status. Wealthier women could afford more luxurious fabrics and elaborate trimmings. Accessories like hats, gloves, parasols, and fans were essential to a complete Victorian outfit. ...
If you peeked into a suburban living room in the 1950s, you might see a group of women in funny hats playing party games, tossing lightweight plastic bowls back and forth and chatting about their lives as they passed around an order form for Tupperware. Well stocked with punch and cookie...
University supporters arrived in suits, ties, and bowler hats for the men, and colorful Victorian dresses and fashionable hats for the women. As was the custom of the time, fans showed their team loyalty by wearing orange and white ribbons on their lapels, though enterprising male students wor...
One of the club’s members noted in 1903 that during a visit to a house with so-called “cozy corners” full of soft pillows she began to doubt that “the mistress of that home was a moral woman.” Needless to say, though early women’s tea rooms sometimes adopted playful decorating ...
with Brigitte Webster. I also collaborated with Sam Bilton of the Comfortably Hungry podcast about tripe. Season 7 kicked off in December with an episode about mince pies and another collaboration this time with Thomas Ntinas of theDelicious Legacypodcast about 18th-century women cookery book ...