A waist-cincher corset with copper ribbing was invented during the Bronze Age on Crete circa 2100 BCE and worn by both men and women. Continue reading
Category: Clothing and Fashion
Roman Cobblers Made Fitted Shoes
Roman cobblers first made pairs of fitted shoes for both feet in the first century BCE. Continue reading
First Fashion Magazine
The first fashion magazine was published in Frankfurt, Germany, around 1586. Continue reading
King Edward I of England
Edward I (17/18 June 1239 – 7 July 1307), also known as Edward Longshanks and the Hammer of the Scots (Latin: Malleus Scotorum), was King of England from 1272 to 1307. Before his accession to the throne, he was commonly referred to as The Lord Edward. Continue reading
Standard Shoe Sizes
Shoe sizes were introduced in 1305, during the King Edward I of England’s reign. Continue reading
The Pocket was German King’s Innovation
The German King and Holy Roman Emperor Henry II (973-1024), is the inventor of the pocket, and wore one made of silk brocade, on his white silk tunic.
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Hoop skirt was called a Farthingale
Introduced circa 1470 in Castile (now in Spain) a Hoop skirt called the farthingale. Continue reading
The Bikini is Nothing New
Its a teeny, weeny, yellow polka-dotted bikini, was not invented in the mid 20th Century. Continue reading
Swiss Guards uniforms designed by Michelangelo
Michelangelo during the mid-16th century designed a military uniform for the Swiss Guards, Continue reading
Brassiere before the Modern Bra
Roman women of the 1st Century wore Mamillare (Brassiere) long before the modern bra, which was created in 1912 by a Parisian Designer by the name of Madame Cadolle. Continue reading