One of the most striking aspects of Styles's book is how the vagaries of 18th-century fashion mirror today's ... When Voltaire arrived in England in 1726 and saw such girls along with servants ...

See for yourself in this fascinating and painstakingly detailed re-enactment video from the Lady Lever Art Gallery and National Museums Liverpool, England ... of 18 th-century fashion, read ...

These three exquisite items of clothing consist of a woman's dress ... and embroidered by the Huguenot weavers that settled in England following religious persecution in France.

In 18th-century ... and upon her return to England in 1718 she became its biggest advocate. Initially, London society found the practice shocking, but by the end of the century, inoculation ...

Dress codes shown in 18th ... Cloth: Fashion and Ritual in Colonial Latin America (Credit: Javier Rodríguez Barrera) "Controlling how people appear really becomes an issue in the 17th Century ...

In the exhibition, a practical pair of men’s shoes from 18th-century England is, accordingly ... possibly at a used-clothing market or from a wealthy employer who no longer wanted them.

Remington was one of a handful of men to cash in on—or, in his case, fail to cash in on—England’s 18th-century ornamental hermit craze. The short-lived trend, which peaked between roughly ...