History of fashion

This year my vacation in Canberra coincided with three interesting exhibitions. I want to share with you my impressions. The first exhibition I am going to talk about is devoted to the wonderful outfits of Dressmaker film characters, shot in Australia in 2015 (shown in Russia in 2016). This film is ...

This small selection is dedicated to the jewellery by Roman Tyrtov — a French artist of Russian origin, who is known as Erte. Roman Tyrtov chose this name not accidentally — so his initials were pronounced in the French manner. Since his childhood he had dreamed of France. It was there where the ...

Here you can find a selection of Victorian earrings-transformers! These unusual jewels were used in 2 ways. The first — to make your look different. During the day the lady could wear gold earrings, and in the evening shine bright with diamonds.  The second — (suddenly!) security. Diamonds& ...

Being engaged in printing and dyeing fabric, we are always interested how Indigo craftsmen work in other countries. We collect information, look it up, read. So, we will share it with you.   Our story is about the family workshop of Joseph and Miriam Kó, located in Burgenland. ...

The Nouveau art era was a real breakthrough in the field of art and fashion, of course — this was the time of new interesting forms, more free, with less tightening corsets, a slightly different accent on silhouette and sometimes only with graces. One of the iconic designers of the early 20th ...

At the end of the 19th century, collars "Bertha" became famous, which lay on shoulders and partly on lush sleeves (this style of sleeves is called "leg of mutton"). The main difference between these collars was their width, in size they are sometimes of size more like cape than a ...

A napron for a real man. Guess who first started to wear naprons? The clue, that were men. Okay, we won't torture you with guessing. Officials in the service of the pharaohs of ancient Egypt wore naprons. Moreover, the napron was a part of the ammunition of armed and dangerous Greeks, also of ...

Taxco is a "silver capital" of Mexico. While Europe admired Lalique and Faberge, the life of a small town went on as usual. Such isolation helped to preserve and develop the identity of jewellery. What distinguishes Mexican jewellery? Most popular stones in this jewellery are: onyx, ...

Tatiana in touch with her story about the Museum of Bags and Purses in Amsterdam.I want to share my emotions about visiting the Museum of Bags and Purses in Amsterdam!This is the largest collection of bags in the world. Since 1996, the founders (by the way, sellers of vintage and antiques) have ...

Indigo is one of the oldest colors. Its age is completely indecent, scientists date the first mention of Indigo to 3 millennium BC. The dye was extracted from the leaves of indigofera, an Indian bean plant. Actually, that is why it got its name — Indigo — Indian. In the valley of the Indus the paint ...