Throughout history certain forms and styles of dress have been deemed appropriate - or more significantly, inappropriate - for people as they age. Older women i

A close study of clothes worn by aristocratic families and their households at the time of the Black Prince - and of Chaucer - showing Europe-wide influences. 1

This book represents a major milestone in the endeavour to understand how communication is impacting on the fashion industry and on societal fashion-related pra

During the medieval period, people invested heavily in looking good. The finest fashions demanded careful chemistry and compounds imported from great distances

During the nineteenth and early twentieth centuries the production of dress shifted dramatically from being predominantly hand-crafted in small quantities to ma