The Crinoline skirt was one of the most iconic fashion fads during the Victorian Era. The skirt emerged in the 1850s as a ...
Historians explain why everyone in Victorian portraits was so pale, and the answer involves arsenic, belladonna, and deadly ...
Victorian-era fashions give rise to the reform movement, while mass production introduces ready-to-wear.
“The Dress Diary” is an intimate record of one wardrobe — and its era. Anne Sykes’s collection of fabric remnants, lovingly preserved in an album, documents not merely her life but the Victorian era.
After years of Art Deco dominance, pieces with symbols such as flowers, insects, swallows, serpents and crescent moons have come into favor. By Victoria Gomelsky Cece Fein-Hughes, a jewelry designer ...
With all the uncertainty in the world, a year-long run-up to a nail-biting presidential election and a barrage of over-stimulating social media, we all need a little escape once in a while. Designer ...
The Victorian era was a beautiful time for fashion, filled with romance. Pressed flowers, lace, and corsets created a style that appealed to our fantasies and emotions. This era, characterized by deep ...
PLATTSMOUTH, Neb. (KOLN) - A community costume collection in Plattsmouth provides Victorian-era clothing for local historical events. “The Plattsmouth Community Costume Closet houses a large ...