Platform heels and "Yankee-catchers" were all the rage with shoe lovers during the Second World War. Discover how the war effort affected shoe design in North America.

Have you ever wondered what our foremothers wore under their Victorian bustle gowns? Find out why vintage costume collectors and textile enthusiasts are scouring flea markets and antiques malls in search of Granny's girdles and other vintage lingerie.

There is no denying the power of costume, particularly hats, which is why the Mobile Millinery Museum is inviting readers to tour their archives one hat and one day at a time.

Neathies, underlinens, fripperies, and more...Do you speak the language of lingerie?

Beautiful antique chapeux can be found for sale at antiques malls, flea markets and online auction sites. Find out what drives collectors as they clamour to possess fabulous 19th and 20th-century examples of the milliners art.

In one of her many trips to the altar, actress Elizabeth Taylor was married in a hat by Toronto milliner Philip Warde. Learn what made this mid-twentieth century designer's hats so marvellous and so memorable.

Discover the dressmaking details that characterize the figure flattering swimsuit styles of the 1950s.

National “Make a Hat” Day is just around the corner (Sept.15th) and whether you are planning an activity for your classroom, day care, or retirement facility, its time to start gathering inspiration and supplies for these fun and easy hat-making projects.

Discover why the distinctive shoes of the "Swagger Years" (1930-1940) are popular with today's vintage costume collectors, and learn about the factors which influenced their design.

Shoes: the scent of leather, the click of a stiletto on hardwood, the slippery coolth of a satin bedroom slipper; no other item of apparel is so closely related to the senses. Explore the world of shoe collecting and find out why some women own more pairs than they could wear in a year.