dalmatic tunic
A t-shaped tunic with very wide sleeves. Worn by both men and women during the Byzantine empire.
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Month: Last updated Aug 10, 2018 | Published on Sep 20, 2017
Wellington boot
A popular and practical knee- or calf-length boot worn in the 19th century.
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1973 – Rafael, Denim Leisure Suit
Bill Kaiserman (Rafael) was a retail salesman turned hat maker who influenced that fashion world by introducing the leisure aesthetic to the American fashion market in the early 1970s.
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Early Middle Ages
OVERVIEW Womenswear [To come…] Fig. 1 - Artist unknown. Coronation of a prince : formerly...
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