Last Wednesday I spent a full working day to buy one and a half hours of film and another half of panel discussion. All but those two of these eight hours were spent on being transported – I don’t mean ecstatically – but it was worth it. I’d do it again. Re-wind: Sometime in January … Continue reading
Moving ahead from the last post to after the second World War, fashion has gone through many changes. These were times of great austerity and everyone was ready to embrace a bit of luxury and leave behind the make do and mend mentality, at least a little bit. With advances in mass production technology good … Continue reading
Here in the UK we have a rich history of developing new and exciting styles. Over the decades these changes have often been closely related to both social and class factors. While we like to pretend that class isn’t as important as it used to be, this is not the case. If anything it is … Continue reading