Tag: history
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The Style Rules From the Past that it’s okay to break
Blue and Green should not be seen unless there’s something in between Blue and green sit in a similar position on the color wheel which means that it is absolutely okay to wear them together. Blue and green exist together everywhere in nature from the sky and grass to beautiful peacock feathers. Never mix Black and…
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11 Stylish Portraits from 1900-1920
This era saw the beginnings of modern fashion as we know it. Queen Victoria’s death in 1901 brought in a new era that was quickly tested by the outbreak of the First World War in 1914. This was also the era of the Woman’s Suffrage movement leading to the beginning of the 20th-century era of…
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How Fashion Can Change the World
Fashion has the power to change the world and the style icons who set those fashions have sometimes been the revolutionary people that have remained iconic in our collective cultural memory. From the revolutionary fashionistas whose approach to style became a significant aspect in shaping the society around them to those in charge who set…
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11 Stylish Portraits from 1800-1850
Now we come to the next installment in this series which started with the 11 Stylish Portraits from the 17th Century. Today we’ll be tackling the most stylish portraits from the first half of the 19th century the period which started with the empire dresses of the Napoleonic period and ended with the corsets and crinolines…
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11 Stylish Portraits from the 17th Century
See which portraits best exemplify the elaborate styles of the 17th century
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6 Crazy Facts about Victorian Fashion Etiquette
Women would change their clothes multiple time a day If you were a middle to an upper-class woman in the Victorian Era you wouldn’t go a day wearing just one outfit. Due to the strict etiquette regarding what outfits were appropriate for different occasions, many women would change their clothes multiple times a day. Women…
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Why the 70s, 80s, and 90s seem like the worst fashion decades.
Most fashion enthusiasts would agree that the 70s, 80s, 90s and the early 00s had some of the weirdest fashion trends in history. The 70s were kind of ugly with strange silhouettes and an abundance of yellow and brown. The 80s were extravagant and unnecessarily bright and crazy. The 90s were a boring decade of…
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The Timeless Trends that always guarantee a Classic Look.
Fashion trends are often circular, someone wears something fabulous, people follow suit and then 20 years later that trend has a revival. Thats why the 90s have made a revival in recent years. However, there are some fashions that are timeless and classic, and no matter what they are guaranteed to always look stylish. Black…
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Elisabeth of Austria and her gruelling beauty rituals
Elisabeth of Austria was the Empress of Austria by her marriage to Emperor Franz Joseph I from 1854 until her assassination in 1898. In her time she was a renowned beauty, so much so that when presented to her future husband (who at the time was promised to her sister) he immediately fell in love…
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Clothing Inspired by Movies (Kitty Foyle)
Movies have long been an inspiration for various fashion trends throughout history. During the 1940s movies were essentially the number 1 in entertainment and their influence in fashion was huge. One of the defining silhouettes of the era was inspired by the film Kitty Foyle and the dress which shares its name is the subject…
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