The Hobble Garter
byNot content with the harness and trappings of various descriptions with which the fashionable woman must needs burden herself in these foolish fashion days,…
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WWI Wednesday: War Crinoline
byAt the outbreak of the Great War, the slim, athletic silhouette created by hobble skirt, V-neck blouse, Directoire style, and long corset was the…
Ping-Pong is a Craze
byDuring the late Victorian and Edwardian eras, the convergence of time-saving technologies, increased prosperity, and the growing middle- and leisure-classes created a society ripe…