Although I have been sewing as a hobby for many years, making and wearing historical clothing was not something I imagined myself doing when I first began researching the history of corsets and hooped ...
Whether medically sound or not, celebrities, including Jessica Alba and Kourtney Kardashian, have worn similar-looking garments after pregnancy to help recover their figures When Sarah A Chrisman ...
Sarah Bendall's experimental process of reconstructing 400-year-old garments has taught her about historical making practices and women's experiences. Philosopher Michel de Montaigne portrayed corsets ...
In this new series, Remaking History, academics take a look at the ways they are recreating historical practices, and how this impacts their research today. Although I have been sewing as a hobby for ...