The S-curve

S-curves are on the brain. They come in lots of colors and sizes. They are marvelous things and here is why.
The birth of novelties is a chicken or the egg affair. They come from advances in technology which comes from desire which is a result of advances in technology and so on.
Let us take Patchouli [...]

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The Irony of Modern Lace

First and foremost, not all lace is created equal. Secondly, and obviously, not all lace is created the same way.
Lace has not been in style for sometime. In the 1980s, it was regarded as fussy, silly, and anti-feminist. At best, it was bohemian chic. In the 1990s it fared even worse. With the rise of [...]

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Pregnancy, Survival and the Wasp Waist in the Belle Epoque

In general (though not only), popular attraction between members of the opposite sex can sometimes be based on what is viewed to be powerful and/or capable. In the 20th century, sociologist have often interpreted the corset and quest for the wasp waist as subjugation and subjugation by men. But, they failed to look at the [...]

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Victorian Clothing Consumption Across the Genders in 1890 America

Think Victorian women outspent Victorian men on personal consumables?  Think again.
It has been a common misconception that the Victorian American woman was a little more than fond of retail therapy and large scale personal consumption. Much of the basis for this misconception has been that the little data that has been analyzed has been approached [...]

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