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![Beautiful, brightly coloured fashion plates were one of the main sources of fashion information as early as the late eighteenth century and into the 1920s (Tortora & Eubank 330). These […]](https://fs8003w16amd01.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2016/04/IMG_5297-115x115.jpg "Barbier: Fashion and Gender in the 1920s")
Barbier: Fashion and Gender in the 1920s
Posted on April 29, 2016 | 3 CommentsBeautiful, brightly coloured fashion plates were one of the main sources of fashion information as early as the late eighteenth century and into the 1920s (Tortora & Eubank 330). These […] -
![“The origin of the beard is, without a doubt, the absence of a razor” -La Gazette du Bon Ton, 1921, page 89 An article in the third edition of La […]](https://fs8003w16amd01.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2016/04/Screen-shot-2016-04-15-at-5.29.30-PM-115x115.png "The Standard of Bearded Success: Facial Hair and Colonial Thinking")
The Standard of Bearded Success: Facial Hair and Colonial Thinking
Posted on April 28, 2016 | 7 Comments“The origin of the beard is, without a doubt, the absence of a razor” -La Gazette du Bon Ton, 1921, page 89 An article in the third edition of La […] -
![As an independent-minded woman of the 1920s you know that one of the ways to show your knowledge and independence is through your appearance, and that it is important to […]](https://fs8003w16amd01.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2016/04/DSC_0693-1-115x115.jpg "Keeping Up with the Roaring Twenties: Fashion and Art Deco")
Keeping Up with the Roaring Twenties: Fashion and Art Deco
Posted on April 16, 2016 | 1 CommentAs an independent-minded woman of the 1920s you know that one of the ways to show your knowledge and independence is through your appearance, and that it is important to […] -
![I was truly a woman’s best friend in my heyday. I was the favorite pair of evening shoes, and a revered as a collector’s item before I was retired to […]](https://fs8003w16amd01.blog.torontomu.ca/files/2016/03/Shoe-side-115x115.jpg "Speaking with her shoes: A footwear biography")
Speaking with her shoes: A footwear biography
Posted on March 11, 2016 | 5 CommentsI was truly a woman’s best friend in my heyday. I was the favorite pair of evening shoes, and a revered as a collector’s item before I was retired to […]