From a 1960s stockings advertisement to a 1970s floral paper dress, viewers can catch a glimpse into fashion trends across ...

From the looms of 18th century Bengal to clothing factories in Cape Town, tariffs have shaped the global economy not through ...

“Merchants desperately needed to time certain things,” says Nigel Thrift, co-author of Shaping the Day, a history of ... sporting folks of the 19th century began to fashion “wristlets ...

In advance of next month’s unveiling of “Superfine: Tailoring Black Style” at the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume ...

The last time we saw an intense debate like this over a curious new form of personal transportation that suddenly descended on cities and angered pedestrians was a century ago, and the ...

The Met Gala. Officially known as the Costume Institute Benefit, the Met Gala is an annual fundraising gala in New York for the museum’s Costume Institute—it’s both a major source of funding for the ...

Hannah Carlson, who teaches dress history and material culture at the ... the “pocket disparity” in apparel started in the early 19th century. For men, suit pockets became standard while ...

Branding culture traces back millennia, but fashion brand logos as we know them today emerged in the mid-late 19th century. This period saw an expansion ... shorthand for quality and prestige. This ...

The Maillets began buying daguerreotypes in the 1960s and their 200-strong collection spans the full history and evolution of ...

A Cohasset Historical Society exhibit showcases summer fashion in the early 1900s. The exhibit features "lingerie dresses" ...