Tag Archives: History

  The result is an array of comfortable, crease-resistant clothing which is ideal for modern globetrotters. Today the editor Taschen retraces the history of this project with a 600-page monograph, going over the genesis and development of this technique and the joint efforts with the artists which rendered it: from …

  From Caesar to Beckham here the unsuspected inspirations of new metrosexuals Jean Claude Bologne’s essay “Histoire de la coquetterie” is dense, erudite and refined. The replicas of David Beckham, tanned, fit, waxed, fragrant, incredibly elegant are neither the first or last of the millenium history of male flirtatiousness. From …

The Yurok lived on the lower reaches of the Klamath River. They were divided into approximately fifty independent villages, fishing, hunting and agriculture. They built kayaks with the trunks of the redwoods, they enjoyed a sophisticated monetary system and had great view of the richness. An eagle’s skin was true …

The  imperial cloak of  purple  violet with  which is covered  Theodora, the wife of Emperor Justinian,  is embroidered near the border with the figure of the three Magi. Tunic with jeweled embroidery, diadem with double  row of pearls with pendants, earrings,rich jeweled collar sewn on the  fabric that covers completely …

The Haida is a tribe of American Indians, living in the British Columbia (Canada) coast.The Haida members were great whales andsea otters hunters. They form with the neighboring Tlingit and Tsimshiana subgroup of the coastal culture,characterized by matriarchy and a language belonging to the na-den family. Skilled carvers, producingblack slate …