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               (Valders 1857 – 1929) American economist who in his famous “Theory of the leisure class” (1899) in his considerations dedicated to fashion and clothing stresses on one side that: “The expenditure for self display is more obviously present and is perhaps more universally practised in the matter of …

Blue indicates the colour, Jeans the place of origin: it is in fact believed that the name of this hugely famous item of clothing derives from the French “Bleu de Genes” due to its fabric being made for the first time in this ancient port in the Italian Liguria region, …

This picture comes from a recent article (June 18, 2009) in La Stampa, an article in whichFrancesco Scisci describes the youth of Japan, particularly young males between the ages of 20 and 35, as individualists with little interest in having a career, who neglect work and don’t think about starting …

The advent of the sewing machine was a true revolution. Attributed to Isaac Merritt Singer, it received a patent in the United States in 1851. It can be said for Singer that he was a very innovative man and a very eccentric man, that he was three times married with …

V Century, Milan Cathedral – The (three) wise men wear the oriental costume also called Palmyran , which heavily influenced the roman costumes and will at a later stage inspire secular clothing. Worthy of notice are the Skaramangion ( side split short robe ) and the anaxyrides, ankle long tight …