The first waterproof umbrella was an oiled silk umbrella owned by King Louis XIII of France in 1637. Continue reading
Category: Clothing and Fashion
Pants First Worn in the Middle East
Pants were created from divided leg coverings worn in ancient Middle East and Asia. Continue reading
Leather Sandals Worn in Egypt
Egyptian nobility wore sandals made of woven papyrus, leather, and wood circa 2000 BCE. Continue reading
Mexicans Wove Cotton Clothing
Woven cotton clothing was discovered from 3600 BCE in the Mexico Valley. Continue reading
First Woolen Raincoat
Celts created a woolen nearly waterproof raincoat in 3000 BCE made of woven long-haired wool that shed water. Continue reading
Corset Invented During Bronze Age
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
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