For many years, I’ve been teaching a class, titled, Dressing for the Ages. It is subtitled, History as Told By a Dress. The class stems from my two loves: history and clothing. I got the idea for the class as I made one of my many historical costumes. I realized one could learn history by looking at the clothes people wore. You could also date people by their clothing. Those wearing cote-hardies were from the 14th century. Mutton sleeves? Edwardian. Another thing I learned is that fashions recycle themselves. That there are no new ideas when it comes to clothing. Once upon a time, men everywhere wore gowns. Many still do in Eastern and Pacific countries.
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The Fashionable Ancients
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For many years, I’ve been teaching a class, titled, Dressing for the Ages. It is subtitled, History as Told By a Dress. The class stems from my two loves: history and clothing. I got the idea for the class as I made one of my many historical costumes. I realized one could learn history by looking at the clothes people wore. You could also date people by their clothing. Those wearing cote-hardies were from the 14th century. Mutton sleeves? Edwardian. Another thing I learned is that fashions recycle themselves. That there are no new ideas when it comes to clothing. Once upon a time, men everywhere wore gowns. Many still do in Eastern and Pacific countries.