History of the Hennin

From Smithsonian dot com : Nothing says “princess” like a pointy, cone-shaped hat. From kids’ costumes to medieval paintings, the cone hat—m...

Anti-Rape Fashion

From the Daily Beast : “You might find a bit of armor useful when you become queen,” Cersei Lannister recently told a female rival on  Game ...

Repeal of French Trouser Law

Further to my blog post from May 2012 - France: Paris' Trouser Law - comes this update from BBC News : The French government has overtu...

History of Nylon Stockings

From Threaded : Nylon stockings made their debut in my hometown, Wilmington, Delaware, on October 24, 1939. That’s because Wallace Hume Caro...

Women From the Ankle Down

From the Wall Street Journal: Rachelle Bergstein's " Women From the Ankle Down " traces this quest through the lives of Americ...

The First Stiletto

From The New York Times : The ancient Greeks depicted Aphrodite in elevator shoes. Centuries later, Venetian courtesans clopped around in to...

Madam CJ Walker

From Styleite : Opportunities for Black people — and especially for Black women — in the years following the abolition of slavery were few a...

Secret Life of Handbags

From the Irish Times :   For many women, their handbag is more than something to carry their make-up – it’s their whole life in a leather co...

Victorian Secrets

From Dayton Daily News : We tend to think of “discomfort” to describe women’s undergarments of the Victorian period. Yet there’s evidence th...