History of American Fashion Facts

The word "bra" began to appear as a cool new slang term among young women in the mid-1930s. It was a truncated version of the standard term, brassiere. At the same time, the initials "p.j." were su...

"Clothes are but a symbol of something hid deep beneath." "We mean business this week or no washing." "Above all things, avoid a dress suit. You have no idea of the harm that dress suits have done...

Number of patents issued in the United States for sewing-related machines and accessories between 1840 and 1875: over 7,000 Number of American women employed for wages in 1880: 2,647,157 Proportion...

International Ladies Garment Workers Union People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals Women's Army Corps Women Airforce Service Pilots Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service World Tr...

broadcloth An expensive variety of wool textile (or "woolen") from the West Country in Britain, densely textured and with an almost incandescent texture, used in England and colonial America for ge...