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Ancient Costume

Ancient Costume – Egyptian Dress Costume Collars

By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com Ancient Egyptian Decoration Styles of Egyptian robe with free pattern guides were discussed on the detailed pages of Egyptian Costumes.  However, decorative elements were mostly confined to the removable collars on garments and other removable accessories such as headwear, girdles (striking wrap sash belts) and deep arm cuffs.  To …

Ancient Costume

Egyptian Makeup and Cosmetics for Fancy Dress

By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com Egyptian Makeup of 4000 Years Ago Egyptian burial furniture of c2000 B.C. has enabled researchers to learn a great deal about the grooming habits of the Egyptians of 4000 years ago. The ancient Egyptians were like any other civilisation; both men and women liked to make themselves look better …

Victorians

The Song of the Shirt Poem – Female Sewing Occupation

Female Occupations C19th Victorian Social History & Later The Song of the Shirt Intro Comments to Page Edited by Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com Female Occupation Sewing Poems The Song of the Shirt By Thomas Hood.First Published – Punch, 16 December 1843. With fingers weary and worn,With eyelids heavy and red,A woman sat, in unwomanly …

1960s, Fashion History

1965 Fashion Pictures – 1960s Fashion Drawings Tailleur Plates

By Pauline Weston Thomas for Fashion-Era.com These Tailleur fashion plates are coat and costume (suits) trade plates from the Autumn of 1965.  They show quite dressy, but timeless images which were very typical of clothing for more mature groomed women of the early sixties.  The suit was a fashionable all purpose elegant ensemble and it …