[Photo] Crown Prince Hirohito and Princess Nagako with daughter Shigeko, Japan, circa Jun 1926, photo 2 of 2

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Byzantine fashion history. Costumes 5th to 6th century. Byzantium was the centre of fashion and civilisation from the fifth to the twelfth century.

These images are from English Costume of the Nineteenth Century , drawn by Iris Brooke and published in 1929. I love the clear illustrations and the focus on details. Click the thumbnails for larger images.

RIA Auctions are auctioning off an one-of-a-kind .45 auto revolver, origins unknown. The expected sale price is $1,500 – $2,500. Produced by an unknown inventor, this pistol combines features and ergonomic principals from both semi-automatic pistols and turn of the century revolvers in a highly unusual fashion. The working guts of the pistol can be … Read More …

As Prince Albert of Monaco turns 66, Tatler chronicles the couple’s royal relationship

En este repaso que hacemos cada semana a la historia de la tecnología hemos repasado la historia de grandes computadoras como el histórico ENIAC o el IBM 701, uno de los grandes éxitos comerciales de IBM en el campo de los mainframes, sin embargo, era habitual (y aún lo sigue siendo) utilizar terminales ligeros para […]

We meet the Scottish painter whose delicate studies of drapery are transfixing in their intricacy

Como si augurara que nos espera un próximo invierno frío y cubierto de blanco, Gareth Pugh presenta una colección que invoca al cielo. Looks 'total white' cubiertos de suave pelo, tejidos industriales como el PVC transparente y una paleta de color que no se mueve del blanco, plateado o crema son los acentos más importantes de esta pasarela que además de moda, ha sido puro espectáculo.