Category Archives: Fashion History
Couture Fashion & Inspired Lingerie
Bonjour everyone! Spring 2012 Couture Week has swiftly gone and even now as we speak, Fall 2012 fashion week is already in effect. Before couture week can sneak on by, I am here to gather all the “diamonds” and “jewels”
Trending Now – 20s Style
One of our favorite fashion eras, the 1920s, is all the rage for spring 2012, and with current movies like The Artist and The Great Gatsby coming out later in the year, this trend is sure to stick around. Though
Lingerie from History We Would (Probably) Never Wear Again
Everyone at one time or another has owned an uncomfortable, ill-fitting, or otherwise annoying undergarment. But imagine if you lived in another fashion time period – suddenly that bra strap that digs into your shoulder doesn’t seem so bad! History
Gender & Lingerie in Saudi Arabia
This year, 2012 is starting off with a lingerie law being enforced in Saudi Arabia. Saudi Arabia is a holy country, one that every Muslim, no matter where they are born, should travel to at least once in their lifetime.
How to: Create A Pin-Up Girl Look
A style with staying power, the Pin-Up look had a huge revival in the 1990s and 2000s and continues to influence the fashion of today and tomorrow. The concept of the pin-up girl goes all the way back to the 1890s and
Strange Lingerie Laws
Women’s fashion has been held to constraints and laws governing women’s bodies throughout most of human history. Thanks goodness we live in a more modern era, one that allows women more wiggle room (pun intended) on what they can wear…not
Trending – Retro Hats
Sometimes during the cold winter months, the practicality of keeping warm and bundled up outweighs keeping up with the current trends. Luckily, winter 2012 looks both cosy and fashionable with hats making a comeback on the runway. In step with
Burlesque Fashion – The Art of the Tease
Retro looks are coming back in a huge way right now, and the most exciting and tantalizing of these styles is burlesque lingerie. Fun, sexy, and body-positive, the art of burlesque is becoming a huge influence in film, fashion and
New York Fashion in the 1940s
When I think of New York (which might be more often than the average person), I’m almost always reminded of one of the city’s most iconic designers: Donna Karan. Strangely enough, it was through yet another recent foray into fashion
Parisian Fashion in the 1940s
Despite my love for both fashion and history, it was not until recently that I discovered that during the Second World War, the Nazis tried to co-opt the Parisian fashion industry and bring all their entire operations to Berlin. Seems
