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The Tarkhan Dress, named for the Tarkhan cemetery south of Cairo in Egypt where it was excavated in 1913, is an over 5000 year old linen garment that was confirmed as the world's oldest piece of woven clothing. [2] [1] The dress coded UC28614B is currently in the collection of the Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology. [3]
Aldens was founded by Benjamin J. Rosenthal [1] in 1889 in Chicago under the name Chicago Mail Order and Millinery Company and was incorporated on December 15, 1902. [2] The company primarily sold fashion apparel and accessories for women and men via its catalog. [2] In 1906, the name was changed to Chicago Mail Order Company. [2]
Bob Cherr launched the Bluegrass Music News and Information, the first music-based website, on September 9, 1992. [22] [18] Its name changed to Banjo on September 30, 1992, and Cybergrass in 1995. [23] Its content was bluegrass music, lyrics, and chords. It was hosted on the Xerox Palo Alto Research Center vax, parcvax.xerox.com.
A piece of fabric discovered in a bog in the Scottish Highlands might be the oldest traditional tartan ever found, new research suggests. The piece of material could be up to 500 years old ...
The oldest possible example is 60,000 years ago, a needlepoint (missing stem and eye) found in Sibudu Cave, South Africa. Other early examples of needles dating from 41,000 to 15,000 years ago are found in multiple locations, e.g. Slovenia, Russia, China, Spain, and France. [20]
From corsets in the 1900s and Edwardian hats to the butt writing, low-rise jeans, and Crocs of regrettable Facebook photos, here's proof fashion is sometimes not a friend.
Scientists have found what they believe are Europe’s oldest pair of shoes in a Spanish cave network populated by bats.. The discovery of the grass-woven sandals in Cueva de los Murciélagos, or ...
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