In 1797 the “petticoat band” showed up to vote for the New Jersey state legislature, but only on a technicality. Their impact sent lawmakers into a scramble to shut them out. POLLS APARTHoward Pyle’s ...
The University of Virginia’s Historic Clothing Collection, hosted by the Department of Drama, includes a multitude of ...
Clockwise from main: Martin Grant in 1985; Cate Blanchett wearing Grant; Miranda Kerr models his Qantas uniform; Lee Radziwell in one of his classic coats; Lady Gaga in Grant.Credit: Main: Polly ...
Simply sign up to the Fashion myFT Digest -- delivered directly to your inbox. The word crinoline typically conjures up an image of a vast, spreading, mid-19th century skirt. Think of Franz Xaver ...
The Gazette offers audio versions of articles using Instaread. Some words may be mispronounced. Author and native Iowan Marjorie Medary’s roots were squarely in the printed page. Born in Waukon in ...
Just a few years after the ratification of the 19th Amendment in 1920, several women were elected to lead the city of Winslow. From 1925 to 1927, the all-female government included Mayor Maud Duncan ...
Fashion trends throughout history have been determined by a multitude of factors — from rationing during war times to new developments in the workplace. Locally, before colonists and settlers ...
Gift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe. The Louvre Museum in Paris last week opened an exhibition charting couture from the past 65 years – the first dedicated fashion show ...
Did you know tying a petticoat or dhoti too tightly for years can lead to skin cancer? Chronic friction between the fabric and the skin is a rare cause of skin cancer, a neurologist from Apollo ...
In a study, doctors have documented treating two women of 'petticoat cancer' -- a condition possibly triggered by tying the waist cord of a saree's underskirt or petticoat tightly. Image used only for ...