Historian and host of the Gone Medieval podcast Eleanor Janega ranks the most stylish women’s fashion from the medieval period. From the extravagant houppelande to the humble chemise ...

Co-curated by Jackson and Julian Harrison, “Medieval Women: In Their Own Words” spotlights ... a silkwoman who crafted ornate clothing for England’s Edward IV. By highlighting such a diverse ...

Though medieval women undoubtedly had it worse (lacking ... eyebrow-wise—but then went out of fashion thanks to the French scholar Matthew of Vendôme, whose popular work “Ars Versificatoria ...

Later, in the 15th century, medieval fashion was centered on the ... At court, the silhouettes of men’s and women’s clothing were elongated and pointed, from the tops of women’s conical ...

And I don't think that is a bad thing," says LeBrun, who notes how medieval influence crept into the fashion and design of the '60s and '70s too, another era marked by enormous social change.

to the medieval period which dates from roughly the 12th to the 15th century. As cities became increasingly important in Europe, women’s fashion became a focus of renewed attention. The period ...

POET, MYSTIC, WIDOW, WIFE: The Extraordinary Lives of Medieval Women, by Hetta Howes “Do you not realize that Eve is you?” That scathing question was uttered by Tertullian, an early Christian ...

Our Medieval Women exhibition opens next Friday ... from the types of pets they could keep to the clothing they wore. At the same time, “In Their Own Words” complicates the image of nuns ...