A stich in time – Volume 2

Fashion is not the routine field of knowledge you might think. It offers unexpected potential for investigation involving history and sociology, technology and industry, as well as practical, aesthetic and artistic considerations. This series examines 26 articles of clothing that symbolise the history of the 20th century: 26 garments over a hundred years. Their history reflects the development of mentalities. Some of them (such as the bikini) appeared in the 20th century, while others changed radically during this period. Trousers, for instance, have been around for a long time, but it was during this century that women began to wear them…
Evolution – Innovation – Fashion – Clothes