Amsterdam’s Museum of Bags and Purses owns an impressive collection of over 5,000 items from five centuries
Pannier: The 18th century wide-hoop undergarment that made it challenging for aristocratic women to fit through doors
Christ Church College at Oxford: The project of Cardinal Wolsey and Henry VIII is now a dream destination for Harry Potter fans
Crinolinemania: The Victorian fashion garment that was not only uncomfortable but even fatal to women
A man of Ancient Greece proposed to his beloved by throwing an apple at her, a custom inspired by a fateful fight over which goddess was fairest
A tea set dressed in fur, by Surrealist Méret Oppenheim, became first artwork by a female artist shown at Museum of Modern Art
A man of Ancient Greece proposed to his beloved by throwing an apple at her, a custom inspired by a fateful fight over which goddess was fairest