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Fashion trends can often provide insights into past cultures. In
this issue,historians explore topics ranging from the influence
ballooning had on eighteenth-century fashions to the struggle over
whether Muslim women in the USSR should,or should not, wear the
veil.
We also take you behind the scenes to discover how curators put
togetherexhibits on historical clothing and we explore endangered
traditions such asTuvan embroidery. We’ll even take you into the
laundry room to show you howpeople cleaned their dirty clothes in
the past.
Along with fifteen original articles on unique aspects of
fashion history, you’ll findpages of fashion illustrations and
primary source documents, all of which give youan understanding of
how and why fashionistas from the past embraced fashionswhich seem
odd to us today.
So, loosen your corsets and kick off your high heels as we take
you on a tour ofthe world of high fashion.
Fads and Fashions
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Getting DressedWe take you behind the scenes at a
historicalmuseum as curators and conservators dressmannequins and
prepare for an exhibit on DowntonAbbey style clothes.
Doing Your HairGet out your brushes and combs! We’ll showyou the
bouffants, chignons and pompadoursof the era.
Putting on More Clothes“The finest achievement of the new woman
hasbeen personal liberty.” Discover the clothes thatdefined an
era.
Fashioning the New WomanWe take you in through the front door
for a peak atA new exhibit that explores how and why
women'sfashions changed during the Downton Abbey era.
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Deutsch and Company Catalogue:1891Go shopping on Fifth Avenue in
New York Citywhere you’ll find everything you need to become aNew
Woman.
Simpson’s Catalogue: Fall and Winter1918-1919The motto of this
Canadian department store was “You’llenjoy shopping at Simpson’s.”
Check out their cataloguefrom 1918-1919 to discover the fashions
you need to be aNew Woman
Arsenic Eaters“Every one sees and admires the reality of her
growingbeauty.” John Parascandola explores how arsenic wasused in
many ways, including as a cosmetic.
A Crafty WomanCentral Asia is home to the ancient,
butendangered, language and culture of Tuva. JoinUHP as we
interview Raisa Tas-Ool, an expert whohelps preserve the
traditional skills of Tuvan textilework.
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Tracing the ThreadWatch a Tuvan embroidery take shape.
How Much is that Dress Worth?Get our your wallet as we join
American dollarprincesses shopping for their trousseau in
Paris.
A Shopping List and MoreExplore primary documents and
illustrations about Worthdresses.
Famous American Belles of the NineteenthCentury”She is
completely uncultivated... But she is wonderfullypretty.” Henry
James knew it best: American women fromthe Caton sisters on to
Jennie Jerome have alwaysfascinated European aristocrats as well as
Americanbusinessmen and politicians.
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Reminiscences of Lady Randolph ChurchillShe was Winston
Churchill’s mother but before that she wasone of the many dollar
princesses who married into theEruopean aristocracy. Regarded as
one of the great beautiesof her age, she brought an American sense
of style to Britain.
The Balloon Travels of Robert Merry andHis Young FriendsClimb
into your wicker basket and discover how childrenlearned about
ballooning.
Take FlightExplore balloon imagery from the eighteenth
andnineteenth centuries.
High-Flying FashionMichael Lynn throws open the closet doors to
explore how a growingfascination with ballooning influenced
American and Europeanfashions during the late eighteenth and early
nineteenth centuries.
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Lords of FashionClick your heels and we’ll take you to a
placewhere even the colors of your heels reflectedyour social
status.
Clothes At CourtDiscover a range of court dresses and
styles.
Dress and Insignia Worn at HisMajesty’s CourtWondering what you
should wear the next timethe Queen invites you to dinner? This book
from1921 lays it all out, explaining what you, yourspouse, and your
children should wear.
What’s all the Hoopla?What lengths did nineteenth-century
fashionistas go towhen trying to keep up with the latestfashions?
Discover the ins and outs of the crinoline withUHP staff.
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Wide-Angle LensWe take out our wide-angle lens to show youthe
evolution of the crinoline using illustrationsfrom American,
British, and French fashionmagazines.
Before the WhiteoutVera Wang and other modern designers
shockfashionistas when they promote weddingdresses in colors other
than white. But there isnothing new in the idea of a red, blue, or
evengreen wedding gown.
Bridal PartyWe take you on a tour of bridal fashions spanningthe
centuries and different cultures to illustrate howthe white wedding
gown came to dominate bothwestern and non-western weddings.
Down with the Veil!
During the 1920s and 1930s, the USSR embarked on acampaign to
liberate Uzbek and other Central AsianMuslim women from wearing the
veil but womenresponded to the campaign in ways that surprised
andconfounded government officials. Douglas Northropsheds light on
this often overlooked history.
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The Clothes Make The ManWhen Pope Celestine I rebuked some of
his priestsfor wearing "modern" clothing, most clergy respondedby
confining themselves to wearing the secularcostume of late
antiquity. Discover the reasonsbehind the emergence of papal
vestments.
Dawn Over Samarkand“Uzbek and Tadjik women were never heard.”
Followup on Douglas Northrop’s article by exploring CentralAsia and
the impact of the Bolshevik Revolution in thistravelogue from the
1930s.
Teachers ProtestRead the petition Uzbek teachers wrote regarding
thewearing of the veil.
Infallible TasteStep into the pope’s closet. Explore his
vestmentsas well as the ways in which his contemporariesviewed his
clothes.
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Wild Woman:The Romance of a Flapper
Described as a “sprightly romance of a buddingflapper,” this
short romance explores the wild waysof a young flapper.
That’s the Way They Liked ItPut your dance shoes on and discover
thefreedom and fantasy of disco fashion withDiana Mankowski.
Dance Fever
Listen to the music that will set your platformshoes
tapping.
Not for Old FogiesSusan Ferentinos explores the emergence of
anew magazine which highlighted a new fashionicon: the flapper.
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Dirty LaundryOver time, loads of it have accumulated. Join
historianof technology Orville Butler as he explores how peopledid
their laundry between the seventeenth andnineteenth centuries.
Another Load of Laundry
Rebecca Pulju comes clean about its history.Discover how French
women were finally liberatedfrom this unpleasant chore during the
twentiethcentury.
Second Suds SayingsSay, where did those lost shirts go? In
1919,the National Laundry Association published acollection of
stories, poems, and sayingsexploring the joys of doing laundry and
thecontretemps that ensued when clothes wentmissing.
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