by Marina Ridge | May 7, 2019 | Wardrobe
With global fashion weeks coming to a close, the trends for spring-summer 2019 have erupted with a bang. As always, the runways were the place to turn to when it came to singling out trends. While many familiar designers and themes were a sheer delight to...
by Marina Ridge | May 5, 2019 | Confidence
The idea to write on this topic came to me after watching “The Best Man Can Be Gillette” video. Are women more confident these days than, say, in the 1900s? How has the woman’s image really advanced in the eyes of society? What about men’s education?...
by Marina Ridge | Feb 28, 2019 | Wardrobe
The earliest records show that France’s love affair with glove-making began many hundreds of years ago. Back in 1070, in the rocky scrublands of limestone plateaus, and aridly etched valleys in Southern Massif Central — where the noble Roquefort began using lambskin...
by Marina Ridge | Dec 16, 2018 | Wardrobe
France was the birthplace of fashion. The French have dominated the fashion and art industry for centuries now. Their exquisite taste, unique sense of perception, and a keen eye for style is what sets them apart from the rest of the world and gives them the creative...
by Marina Ridge | Sep 10, 2018 | Wardrobe
Le boléro, or shrug, is a trimmed, cardigan-like garment with short or long sleeves, available in an array of fabrics from cotton to luxurious silk. An earlier version of the boléro, “Le bolero dress”, was created by Charles Frederick Worth (1825–1895)...
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