A chatelaine is a piece of jewellery in the form of a chain that is attached to a belt or pocket and serves to store various small items: keys, wallet, pocket watch, scissors etc. Chatelets were especially popular in the XVIII-XIX centuries and were considered a stylish and practical accessory. Nowadays they have regained popularity, becoming not only a piece of jewellery, but also a bright ...

It's hard to imagine a more familiar and popular summer item than denim shorts. Women have been wearing them for decades, however, it was not always considered decent. Denim shorts officially appeared in the U.S. in the mid-20th century: in the 50's, the company Levi's presented the first collection of denim clothing Levi's Denim Family, in which the shorts appeared. ....

Antiquity - the period from the 8th century BC to the 5th century AD. It was a time when two civilisations, Ancient Rome and Ancient Greece, were actively developing. The term itself appeared many centuries later: it was coined by French Renaissance scholars when they analysed the art of the ancient world. In French, the word antiquite translates as ...

If today's world is characterised by extravagant footwear, shoemakers in the past produced shoes of all kinds and shapes no less creative than those of the 2000s. Among these one cannot fail to mention chopines, a very popular type of women's shoe between the fifteenth, sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. Although today the 'wedges' of some chopines may resemble the twentieth-century wedges of the same name, in the vintage footwear the purpose ...

John Galliano's autumn-winter 2007-2008 couture collection "Artists' Ball" was dedicated to the history of world art. Galliano was inspired by the works of many artists, among them was the painting of Gustav Klimt. The creative artist of the French fashion house Christian Dior John Galliano, inspired by the painting of Gustav Klimt, created models in which the motifs related to the paintings of the artist - modernist can be seen. ... ...

A snuffbox is a small box for snuff. Its history began in the 16th century, when the French ambassador Jean Nico sent to Queen Catherine de Medici of France, who suffered from migraine, snuff which was popular in Portugal. It was believed that snuff, if snorted, cured migraine. Under Catherine's son Francis II, snuff became a fashion, and under Louis XIV it became part of the court's ...

One of the fashion phenomena of the 1980s was the crinoline. It was a special device that supported puffy skirts and allowed the children to sit, stand or hide from the rain in any situation. A joke?! Maybe not. The faux-cell crinoline appeared in June 1856 as a welcome and more practical alternative to the horsehair (whalebone) crinoline. It ...

A bell-shaped hat or cloche. The cloche (from the French word for bell) is a bonnet with a low, rounded crown and narrow, soft or hard margins. In the early twentieth century, the French fashion designer Caroline Roubaix created the hat, which came into fashion in the 1920s. For more than 50 years, Caroline Réboux held the title of Queen of Hat Fashion. The innovation of this ...

Craig Green's revolutionary ideas in fashion are conquering the world. He is recognised as one of Britain's leading designers. He has twice been voted Best Menswear Designer by The Fashion Awards and his clothes have appeared in The Metropolitan Museum of Art exhibitions in 2015 and 2018. Craig Green describes himself as a menswear designer, adding that his pieces ...

Jabot - (from French jabot - bird's mouth) appeared in European costume in the XVII century, firmly entrenched in the male costume of the French nobility and valued more than other accessories! Jabot with snow-white shirt should have certainly stood out in the neckline of the waistcoat or camisole. An interesting fact - jabot was a favorite costume element not only for the nobility, but also for pirates.