Stories
- In pictures
Chinese fashion and the history of the cloud collar
Discover the accessory that has captivated people for centuries, from seventh-century buddhas to 21st-century fashion subcultures.
- Article
Fashion for an unruly body
One weekend, just before an operation to correct her scoliosis, Rosalind Jana stopped trying to hide her body. Read how those two days helped her step into the future.
- Article
The painter, the psychiatrist and a fashion for hysteria
A dramatic painting brings a famous event in medical history alive. But it also tells a tale about the health preoccupations of the time.
- Article
The hidden history of homesickness
Gail Tolley delves into the history of homesickness and discovers that its rich past holds a clue to how we view the experience today.
Catalogue
- Student dissertations
"Fashion manmade beauty ? - Why, sir, cobble you !" / Cliona Kirwan.
Kirwan, Cliona.Date: 1991- Books
Before we were trans : a new history of gender / Kit Heyam.
Heyam, Kit, 1990-Date: 2022- Books
Epistemological fashions in interpreting disease : the deleterious effects of western terminology on the application of the scientific tradition of Chinese medicine (illustrated by the case of diabetes mellitus vs. sitis dissundens [hsiao-k'o]) / Manfred Porkert.
Porkert, ManfredDate: 1977- Books
Stitches in time : the story of the clothes we wear / Lucy Adlington.
Adlington, Lucy, 1970-Date: 2015- Books
What do women want? : comfy shoes - sometimes / S.W. Balkin ; Bernadine Z. Paulshock.
Balkin, S. W.Date: 1993