While conducting research, FHM Curator & Director, Jonathan Walford, often runs across interesting fashion-related stories and shares them through this blog.

The Bicycle Bloomer Brouhaha of the 1890s

In 1851, American Amelia Bloomer published an article in her newspaper The Lily calling for dress reform. She, and her group of...

Sep 10, 2021

Bathing Beauties, 1922 Several period sources claim the word ‘flapper’ originated from the American fashion among teenage girls for...

Aug 30, 2021

As men took up team sports in the 19th century, they adopted knitted cotton and wool jersey garments to allow freer movement. However,...

Aug 8, 2021