A revealing exhibition is offering visitors a glimpse at an unseen side of fashion. Underwear Autumn, at Sewerby Hall, near ...

OPATOWEK, Poland — Victoria has no secrets in this Polish town. In an exhibition that's making some Poles do a double-take, the Museum of Industry in Opatowek has chronicled the evolution of women's ...

Editor's Note: PBS has partnered with Mercy Street's historical consultants to bring fans the Mercy Street Revealed blog. Anya Jabour, Ph.D., has been teaching and researching the history of women, ...

Women’s clothing went through an interesting transition in the 1890s. Big changes took place in how the clothes were made, bought and worn. Fashions also went from restricting to freeing the women who ...

How odd that a single article of clothing could be experienced as a sign of middle-class superiority, an emblem of eroticism, a medically necessary support garment and a device for stemming childhood ...

New Haven shop girls could attain the Victorian hourglass figure they craved when Strouse, Adler & Company finally came up with an affordable corset with stays made from metal, not from expensive ...

Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Design by Iris Ding. Buy this photo. In an interview with Bustle, Sarah Woodyard, a milliner at ...

WORCESTER — Walking down Main Street, a pedestrian might notice the windows of the former Denholm Building are full of brightly colored fashion. Bursts of hue, in all different shapes, textures and ...

From poison-green dresses to ankle-breaking platforms, history’s deadliest trends weren’t just uncomfortable, they were ...