Fashion plates from the 19th and early 20th centuries are hand-colored engravings that appeared in women’s ... plates from the 19th and early 20th centuries are hand-colored engravings that appeared ...

Akira Ishiyama (1918-2011), a Japanese researcher of Western fashion, dedicated nearly 70 years of his life to fashion history, accumulating a wealth of valuable books and 18th- to 19th-century ...

What a spectacle they made in their romantic, late-19th-century-style costumes. ... Alessandro Michele brought the spirit of these adventurous 18th-century fashion plates gloriously to life.

Fashion and identity are inextricably entwined. At the turn of the 20th century, fashion in America took shape as a democratic art with the rise of the “ready-to-wear” industry.

DINDIGUL: A 19th-century copper plate belonging to the Paraiyar community, with inscriptions mentioning offerings to the Lord Dhandayudhapani Temple in Palani, ...