The silhouette in the 1920s was known as ‘la garçonne’, which illustrated the boyish and youthful figure that young ladies desired. With this new silhouette in mind, fashions changed to incorporate ...

At the start of the 1910s, things were going on much as before in the 1900s. Although King Edward VII died in 1910 and King George V took the throne (he was to reign until 1936) the years up until ...

Design and Disability review. I love that the V&A has decided to put on a show about Design and Disability. The whole museum is devoted to object design in its many forms and the challenge of creating ...

Fashion in the 1960s was a period of bold experimentation and cultural shifts. From miniskirts to psychedelic prints to hippy costumes, each trend in 60s outfits told a story of liberation and ...

How Was College Fashion in the Early 2000s? At the start of the new millennium, college campuses across the Western world became unexpected laboratories for fashion’s next great identity crisis.

Are the 2020s like the 2000s? Fashion loves a full circle, but it rarely returns exactly where it began. The early 2000s looked messy, bold, and experimental, full of sequins and uncertainty. The ...

Bette Davis is perhaps not necessarily the first person that springs to mind when talking style icons, after all she was better known for her incredible acting, and was certainly one of the most ...

Sarah Burton’s first collection for Givenchy impressed many. She drew on the archives, especially Hubert de Givenchy’s 1952 debut, but translated the signatures into something modern. The tailoring ...

You don’t need to be a 1950s teen to look fabulous in classic 50s teenage fashion trends that can be worn by everyone of any age and right now in today’s world! Some of the key styles and trends of ...

All of this has come from a massive collection of over 10,000 items belonging to the Leigh family which was donated to the V&A Museum. Of course this is a vintage fashion blog and we will be focusing ...

Army uniforms were based on ski-wear, which had been popularly worn at the time. There were high-waisted trousers, a jacket and a shirt beneath. The trousers were designed with numerous packets for ...

Dirty Looks Review. Dramatically presented and thoughtful survey of clothes that are dirty in different philosophical ways. The catchy title for Vivienne Westwood’s 1984 catwalk show, “Nostalgia of ...