The affluent society refers to the post-WWII era in which Western societies became wealthy with a growing middle class and abundance of consumer goods, creating new social and economic problems that continue to be relevant today.
1950s Stockings and Petticoat Adverts – 50’s Fashion History
Stockings in the 1950s typically had a seam that ran up the back of the leg, which was a popular and fashionable feature of the era.
Silicone Bras – Self Supporting Invisible Silicone Bras
Invisible Silicone Bras Clear Fashion Bra Straps and TPU Inner Garment Tapes By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com Special Invisible Bra Support – The Silicone Bra As international trade barriers have become more flexible, China, along with India will rapidly move toward being major players in the supply of textiles to the western world by …
Food History Fashion and Fads – Napkin Folding Pictures from Mrs Beetons 1923 Edition
Napkin folding reached an art form some time ago and 10 methods of folding napkins are illustrated in the 1923 edition of the book.
Egyptian Akhnaton Leather Coat 1976 – Wearable Art by John Jones
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com Egyptian Art as a Source of Inspiration The decorative pattern elements within Egyptian art, and other archaeological finds, have fascinated me since childhood. Therefore, it was a wonderful surprise to receive these terrific images of wearable art coats from John Jones. John is a gifted textile and digital artist, …
Ancient Assyrian Clothing c800 B.C.
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com Early Assyria Egyptians were geographically close to the other great civilisations of the ancient world, including Iraq an area once known as Mesopotamia. The Greek term Mesopotamia meant ‘land between Rivers’, i.e. land between the river Tigris and river Euphrates, rivers often mentioned in the Holy Bible. Thousands of …
Ancient Costume Fashion – Egyptian King Tut (Tutankhamun) Colouring Pictures
Explore King Tut costumes and ancient Egyptian fashion history with some coloring pictures and insights.
Early Clothing in Costume History – From Skins to Celtic Costume
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com Weaving and Use of Skins No one can be absolutely certain that early man wore clothing as we know it. But researchers in the late C20th, found evidence of fine weaving in the Czech region. This was observed from studying illustrated archaeological pottery artefacts from the region. Clearly cold …
Ancient Greek Clothing History | Greek Chiton Doric | Peplos Himation Chlamys
The chiton was a type of clothing made of a rectangular piece of woolen or linen fabric, worn by ancient greek men and women.
Styles of Roman Battle Dress for War in Costume History
By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com Roman Battle Dress This page has pictures of the battle dress and armour of the Roman soldier. The normal formal robe for a noble Roman citizen was a toga worn over a simple tunica. As time passed the Roman toga lost the bulk of its fabric and became much smaller. …