photo  source My blog is about women's clothes and accessories. But now and then I do like to write about men's clothing too, u...

Throughout history there has always been significant difference between the costume of nobles and that of ordinary people. In many countr...

"Red Underwear", a painting by Liushi Zong  source What do you think the young lady on the painting above is wearing? As the...

Double-sided sash, Sluck, 1778-1807, silk weaving. Photo  source Being a bit nostalgic about the days I spent in Belarus recently I...

For many women men in uniform are simply irresistible. Psychologists say that the 'uniform' may signify that the man is able to m...

Shoes by Gianni Morano, Couture 2013 As it turns out much of the fashionable footwear of today - high heels, pointed toes, platforms - ...

Today is the Chinese New Year. And I thought it was a good time to show off my cheongsam/qipao and to tell you about this beautiful Chine...

Museum of London  was the first in Britain to publish a catalogue of its costume collection in 1933. There are over 24,000 objects in the co...

Maharajah Umaid Singh of Jodhpur, 1920 Today I want to tell you about the dress and jewelry of the Indian Maharajahs. Those guys liked ...

My today's post will be about dress and jewelry of the Rana dynasty  of Nepal. They ruled the Kingdom of Nepal since 1846 till 1951 a...

While being on holiday in Belarus last summer I visited an interesting exhibition that took place in one of the museums of Minsk. Reconstruc...

These evening dresses of 1910 belonged to the last Empress of Russia, Alexandra Feodorovna . Now they are in the collection of the State ...

On the 13 February 1903 in the Winter Palace  a grandiose fancy dress ball was given. Called "The 1903 Ball", it remains the mo...

Jonathan Forbes in his book " Eleven years in Ceylon " gives such description of a Kandyan Chief's costume. "The Cour...