Category: Fashion History

Cologne, viewed from the water, appears with more of ancient majesty than from any other point.

Norman knight (Varangian) in chain mail. 11th century.

Varangian reconstructed from the embroideries of the Bayeux Tapestry and contemporaneous original weapons.

Men’s Styles Spring 1917. Advertising for men’s fashion by Walter D. Teague (1883-1960).

Claire Avery. Vogue. Lingerie Number. Cover January 1 1917

Hermione. Don Marquis. Design for a magazine cover (Vanity Fair) by Thelma Somerville Cudlipp.

The Louvre and the Tuileries, were once central residences of the French monarchies

AMBOISE is the only castle in France, which has had the honour of being sketched by Leonardo da Vinci.

The Spanish guitar of David Rizzio.

THERE is but one Westminster. No cathedral can evoke as many historical memories as Westminster.

Hardwick Hall in Derbyshire is a country house in England and an important example of Elizabethan architecture.