Category Archives: Costume

Dressing the Body: Silhouettes and Fashion 1550 – 2015, Design Museum of Barcelona

Since ancient times, human beings have altered the shape and appearance of their bodies by means of hairstyles, jewellery, tattoos and especially their clothes. In every age, the different ways of dressing are intimately connected with moral, social and aesthetic codes. Fashion imposes standards of beauty; silhouettes and volumes are…

Wearing Asia, The Exchange and Creation of Textiles, Southern Branch of the Taiwan National Palace Museum

Fabric is essential for tailoring clothes. Before the Industrial Revolution, the production of textile was done in a very small scale and mostly at home. Nowadays, there are various ready made textile products available in the market, and people no longer have to work at a loom. As a result,…