When you often look at some old magazines you have stocked up at your homes, you may cringe at one point, at the very odd fashion style that use to be “in” during the 70’s and 80’s era. But the cringing may have ended when today you witness those same styles being fashionably carried by […]
Ladies Fashion In The 40s And 50s
The 1940s: The War Years As the forties began, Britain was beginning five years of war, which had a huge influence on ladies fashion. Many women were in uniform and clothes reflected this. Fashion dictated padded shoulders, neat waists, jackets with lapels, and straight skirts just below the knee. The look was accessorised with chunky […]
The History of Lingerie: Rise of the Bra
The history of lingerie dates back to before there was even such a word for it, at around 3,000 BC in Egypt and Babylonia. Figurines in terra cotta have been unearthed, depicting women wearing little more than loincloths. In ancient Crete, archaeologists discovered another female figurine, dating to 2,000 BC, wearing a bodice that pushed […]