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The Churchwell brothers are accomplished doctors, not TikTokers. But for a certain type of style fan, they’re also a perfect example of blending traditional tailoring know-how with just the right amount of self-expression.

Variations on ‘Plainness’: Quaker Dress in Eighteenth-Century Philadelphia

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The History of Fashion Through The Decades - GLAM OBSERVER

Let’s delve into the fascinating history of fashion through the decades and explore the history from the 1900s until the present day.

Hollywood Names Surface in Peter Thiel-Backed, Invite-Only Society

Ranks of his group, Dialog, appear to include several prominent figures in media and entertainment who' are put in the same room as C-suite execs and political titans during closed-door annual retreats. The group is planning an expansion.

Plain and peculiar: a case study of nineteenth-century Quaker clothing

Material culture scholars have long struggled to reconcile the Quaker doctrine of plainness with the appearance of Quaker material goods. Early descriptions of Quakers and early scholarship on Quaker clothing decreed that Quakers adopted a distinct style of dress that set them apart from their non-Quaker neighbors. This idea has grown into a mythology of Quaker dress and has led to the erroneous idea that all Quakers wore undecorated clothing in somber colors. This thesis first traces the history of scholarship on Quaker clothing, the early years of which were heavily influenced by Colonial Revival thinking. It then examines the concept of “plainness” to see how confusion over the meaning of the word has led to confusion about Quaker material goods. Finally, this thesis uses a collection of documentably Quaker clothing from the nineteenth century to examine the ways in which clothing and religion intersected for one particular group of Delaware Valley Friends and to expand the boundaries of the traditional definitions of “Quaker” dress.

Advancing the Understanding of Phenotypic Mimicry in Men’s Conspicuous Consumption

Two studies advance the understanding of phenotypic mimicry in consumer products. Product features mimicking more prominent male secondary sexual characteristics are associated with men’s behavioral strategies which are higher in mating effort and lower in paternal investment in offspring, in parallel with reproductive strategies across species and within the human population. The first study demonstrated a continuous relationship between the sizes of luxury brand logos and perceptions of the owners’ life histories. Two partial replications reproduced Study 1 results. Study 2 demonstrated that a manipulation of coloration, another fundamental dimension of variation in secondary sex characteristics, generates a similar pattern of results. In both studies, men owning shirts with more prominent sensory characteristics were believed to use authority and intimidation as strategies for advancing social status, whereas men owning shirts with less showy characteristics were believed to demonstrate useful abilities and foster cooperative alliances. Participants also recognized the strategic use of luxury display properties across social contexts.

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19th century | Fashion History Timeline

For a brief overview, see the V&A's "Introduction to 19th-Century Fashion" and "History of Fashion, 1840-1900."

One Moment in Time: Designer Willi Smith and Mary Jane’s Wedding Dress

In this guest post, Monica Gerrafo examines the designing of Mary Jane Watson’s dress for her 1987 wedding to Spider-Man and the implications of both’s live-action and on-the-page prese…

'Mar-a-Lago face': MAGA's aesthetic loyalty test : Code Switch

The MAGA look — you know the one: dramatic eyeliner, long, wavy hair, sheath dresses — is a defining feature of President Trump's Republican Party. And it's about a lot more than appearances. Journalist Inae Oh joins us to talk about what the aesthetics of MAGA tell us about power, influence, race and femininity.

Quaker Work Dress Ensemble

View the Quaker work dress ensemble, that includes a work dress, shawl, and bonnet, worn by Quaker women in the 1800s as part of When Women Lost the Vote.

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