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The history of Medieval European clothing and textiles has inspired a good deal of scholarly interest in the 21st century. Elisabeth Crowfoot, Frances Pritchard, and Kay Staniland authored Textiles and Clothing: Medieval Finds from Excavations in London, c.1150-c.1450 (Boydell Press, 2001).
This timeline of clothing and textiles technology covers events relating to fiber and flexible woven material worn on the body. This includes the making, modification, usage, and knowledge of tools, machines, techniques, crafts, and manufacturing systems ( technology ).
History of fashion design refers specifically to the development of the purpose and intention behind garments, shoes, accessories, and their design and construction. The modern industry, based around firms or fashion houses run by individual designers, started in the 19th century with Charles Frederick Worth who, beginning in 1858, was the ...
Clothing in history, showing (from top) Egyptians, Ancient Greeks, Romans; Byzantines, Franks; and thirteenth through fifteenth century Europeans A kanga, worn throughout the African Great Lakes region. Clothing (also known as clothes, garments, dress, apparel, or attire) is any item worn on the body.
The history of clothing encompasses the clothes worn in various places at various times and the methods by which those clothes were made or acquired. Subcategories organized by date: Category:African clothing covers Clothing worn in north Africa and sub-Saharan Africa, from paleolithic to the pre-modern era; Category:History of Oceanian ...
Fashion plate, 1835. Journal des demoiselles. Dress history is the study of history, which uses clothing and textiles to understand the past. Through analyzing modes of dress, different garment types, textiles, and accessories of a certain time in history, a dress historian may research and identify the social, cultural, economic, technological, and political contexts that influence such ...
The clothing of men and women at several social levels of Ancient Egypt are depicted in this tomb mural from the 15th century BC. The preservation of fabric fibers and leathers allows for insights into the attire of ancient societies. The clothing used in the ancient world reflects the technologies that these peoples mastered. In many cultures ...
The RealReal analyzed shifting trends in U.S. clothing imports over the past two decades using data from the International Trade Administration.