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The image may evoke watercolors, but it actually references a deadly bacteria.
objects of intrigue

The Geekiest Cuff Links of 1900 Featured Little Images of Plague Bacteria

No one knows who made them or why.
Jessica Leigh Hester May 2, 2018
A flapper posing with a flapper pillow.
food

Looking Like a Flapper Meant a Diet of Celery and Cigarettes

A new standard of beauty led to today’s weight-loss regimens.
Anne Ewbank April 20, 2018
Rolls of dressed fiber, South Manchester, Connecticut, 1914.
insects

How Connecticut's Homegrown Silk Industry Unraveled

The problems began with a new variety of mulberry and ended with lumpy thread.
Taryn Skinner April 19, 2018
Building a historically accurate form is an intricate craft.
museums and collections

The Art of Dressing Mannequins in Rare and Historic Garments

It's not easy.
Christina Ayele Djossa April 13, 2018
LaBeL RéCuP' store front.
Paris, France

LaBeL RéCuP'

An off-the-beaten-path boutique stuffed with an eclectic collection of upcycled goods.
Dyed fish skins in the tannery’s shop.
animals

An Icelandic Tannery Makes Fish Skins Fashionable

Consider the cod-leather coin purse.
Emily Cataneo March 12, 2018
Gewandhaus Museum Inneringen.
Hettingen, Germany

Gewandhaus Museum Inneringen

Opulent period costumes and murals lead you on a journey through fashion history.
Coal tar colors being tested for safety.
victorian

When Food Dye Was Made From Coal Tar

It was considered almost magical.
Anne Ewbank January 23, 2018
An original puzzle lock discovered in the Rhine River in Germany.
objects of intrigue

The Fashion and Mystery of Ancient Roman Puzzle Locks

Put something complicated, useful, and stylish on your finger.
Eric Grundhauser January 12, 2018
Bejeweled <em>mojari</em> are from Hyderabad, early or mid-1800s.
museums

Walking the Walk With a Professional Shoe Conservator

The past, present, and future of footwear, from an expert charged with keeping soles intact.
Jessica Leigh Hester January 2, 2018
Permanently Closed
Lima, Peru

The Diana Room

A small, emotionally charged room inside the Mario Testino Museum dedicated to Princess Diana and one famous photo shoot.
Stockport, England

The Hat Works

Great Britain's only hat-making museum.
The iconic Gibson Girl, drawn by Charles Dana Gibson, pinned her hair up on her head, with hatpins to keep her hat in place.
sexism

Before Mace, a Hatpin Was an Unescorted Lady’s Best Defense

Accessories to assault.
Natasha Frost October 10, 2017
Mary Walker, with her Medal of Honor on her lapel, 1873.
19th century

The Unconventional Life of Mary Walker, the Only Woman to Have Received the U.S. Medal of Honor

Dress reformer, women's rights activist, and all-around pioneer.
Anika Burgess September 27, 2017
A man wearing Oxford bags, c. 1930.
fashion

Oxford Bags, the Ridiculously Wide-Legged Trousers of the 1920s

Many decades before JNCOs, British rowers took their pants to extreme dimensions.
Dan Nosowitz September 22, 2017
A close-up of a YKK zipper
other capitals of the world

How Kurobe, Japan, Became the Zipper Capital of the World

Reverse engineering and the Cycle of Goodness™ helped make YKK a universal brand.
George Pendle September 21, 2017
This famous 1882 portrait of Oscar Wilde shows him in clothes he had commissioned and designed himself.
fashion

How Constance and Oscar Wilde Helped Get Women Into Trousers

One small step for clothing historians, one giant leap for womankind.
Natasha Frost September 20, 2017
Steve McQueen lounges in a corduroy jacket, 1967.
fashion

The Long and Bumpy History of Corduroy

It may be most closely associated with the '70s, but the ribbed fabric's pedigree goes back many centuries.
Ernie Smith September 19, 2017