Tag Archives: Trousers

  The transition from natural to synthetic indigo occurred by way of extremely tough commercial competition. The British tried to defend their interests in the natural indigo trade, while German factories were inundated with orders for synthetic indigo. Indigo arrived in American ports where the chemical industry was still underdeveloped, …

  These “workers” needed durable clothing which would not wear out as fast as the normal trousers of the day. Levi thought the had the right answer, took his tent material and had a local tailor make up a pair of trousers.  The legend goes that the first gold miner …

The figures of the Three Wise Men have a very interesting and detailed example of oriental clothing, so-called Palmyrene, which should not be rare in Italy, given the active trade with the East. The central figure with mantle (mandyas) tied in the middle of the chest, the other two coats …

Admittedly, the constant increase of pink quotas in the motorbike world is an evolution for which few people would have bet a few years ago. Even the fashion world has noticed us and is courting us: a sign of the times. In 1897 Lea Lemoine raced on the track for …

LOOK AND THE CITY Milan, Rome, Turin : fashion and the wardrobe change from city to city House vintage: retrieving from the wardrobe our own territorial roots and combining the old with the new Tastes in evolution: the metropolis has always had its own uniforms. But today it is a …