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Voices In Time

1648 | Devonshire

A Wild Civility

Erring lace and tempestuous petticoats. More

Voices In Time

1818 | London

Perpetual Motion

William Hazlitt on the contradictions of fashion.More

Voices In Time

1899 | Chicago

The Price of a Thing

What it costs is what it’s worth. More

Voices In Time

2015 | Washington, DC

Between the Pinstripes

Cintra Wilson masters a disguise. More

Voices In Time

1873 | Reno, NV

Patent Pending

“Please don’t show the pants to anybody.”More

Voices In Time

1917 | New York City

Every Dog Will Have His Day

Dorothy Parker on four-legged fashion. More

Voices In Time

1745 | London

When Nature Attacks

Skirt versus sheep. More

Voices In Time

c. 1200 BC | Troy

Yesterday’s News

“Time is like a fashionable host.”More

Voices In Time

1871 | Downe

Stunt Flying

Darwin observes avian ornaments. More

Voices In Time

1844 | London

Needle Work

Better for the bourgeoisie than for workers. More

Voices In Time

1688 | Paris

Complex Mirror

For better or for worse, a portrait reflects its time. More

Voices In Time

1902 | Brooklyn

Machine Made

The daily life of a sweatshop girl. More

Voices In Time

c. 62 | Rome

Standard Deviations

“Do not wear too fine, nor yet too scruffy, a toga.”More

Voices In Time

1928 | New York City

Shop Talk

Fighting for American-made fashion.More

Voices In Time

1854 | Concord, MA

True and False Colors

Thoreau’s old habits die hard. More

Voices In Time

1804 | Washington Islands

Diamond Tattoos Are Forever

Ink of the Washington Islands. More

Voices In Time

1851 | Seneca Falls, NY

Wearing the Pants

Amelia Bloomer throws off a burden.More

Voices In Time

1870 | Providence, RI

Convention Wisdom

“What kind of reformers be you, with goose wings on your head?”More

Voices In Time

c. 1876 | Sorrento

Custom of the Countries

Are you a nationalist or an individual?More

Voices In Time

1705 | Yaroslavl

Lose the Beard

“The beard will grow again, the head will not.”More

Voices In Time

821 | Cordoba

Mr. Clean

The most fashionable man in Andalusia. More

Voices In Time

1890 | Fiji

Conspicuous Consumption

A most sacred haircut. More

Voices In Time

1507 | Urbino

Full Court Dress

Judging a courtier by his coverings.More

Voices In Time

1882 | London

Scarlet Tape

Camouflaging the redcoats. More

Voices In Time

1676 | Paris

Transparency à la Mode

What anyone who is anyone is wearing. More

Voices In Time

c. 520 | Ravenna

The Color Purple

For royals only. More

Voices In Time

1944 | San Quentin Prison

A Suit Like That

A zoot suit’s long sentence. More

Voices In Time

c. 1870 | Bahr el Ghazal

Ironclad

No one is free from the fetters of fashion. More

Voices In Time

1922 | New York City

Don’t Be Vulgar

“The woman who is chic is always a little different.”More

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