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Karen Bowman
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To Blog or not to Blog that is the question?
Welcome to my Goodreads page...which is an introduction I extend to myself as this is my first ever post on my first ever blog. 'Really?' I hear the more experienced among you murmur. '...yes, really 'I have to concur.
So, what to write? Where to start? “Begin at the beginning," the King said, very gravely, "and go on till you come to the end: then stop.” (Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland) So I Read more of this blog post »
So, what to write? Where to start? “Begin at the beginning," the King said, very gravely, "and go on till you come to the end: then stop.” (Lewis Carroll, Alice in Wonderland) So I Read more of this blog post »
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Corsets and Codpieces: A History of Outrageous Fashion, from Roman Times to the Modern Era
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2016
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Essex Girls
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2010
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Essex Boys
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2013
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6 editions
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Corsets and Codpieces: A History of Outrageous Fashion, from Roman Times to the Modern Era
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“Beauty patches were first used to cover pox marks then were gradually adopted purely for adornment. (Author’s collection)”
― Corsets and Codpieces: A History of Outrageous Fashion, from Roman Times to the Modern Era
― Corsets and Codpieces: A History of Outrageous Fashion, from Roman Times to the Modern Era
“There were no gender assigned medieval colours, no pink for feminine or blue for masculine. It was in fact the reverse. Blue was associated with the Virgin Mary and conveyed gentleness. It was considered a weak colour in comparison to pink as pink came from red and red was the embodiment of power, passion, wealth and blood. White stood for purity, but was not worn by brides – whatever their station, people were simply married in the very best clothing they owned.”
― Corsets and Codpieces: A History of Outrageous Fashion, from Roman Times to the Modern Era
― Corsets and Codpieces: A History of Outrageous Fashion, from Roman Times to the Modern Era
“As if not to be outdone by the fair sex, as ladies headwear ranged ever higher, so too men’s footwear became ever longer. By 1367 a fashion for long-toed shoes called Krakows, after the capital city of Poland at that time, emerged and by 1450 the shoes were known as pikes or pigaches after a kind of pail with a long handle. A decade later they were universally recognised as Poulaines as in ‘souliers a la Poulaine’, otherwise shoes in the Polish fashion. The monstrosities lasted over 300 years, with the term Poulaine always referring to the long, pointed beak of the shoe only and not the shoe itself. The shoes were eventually legislated against as the ridiculous extensions became longer and longer until walking was almost impossible.”
― Corsets and Codpieces: A History of Outrageous Fashion, from Roman Times to the Modern Era
― Corsets and Codpieces: A History of Outrageous Fashion, from Roman Times to the Modern Era
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