The question of when humans first donned clothing is more than just a curiosity about our ancient past – it’s a window into survival, culture, and adaptation. Clothing, which today seems so integral ...
A new exhibition on ancient Chinese clothing was held in German capital Berlin. The exhibition traces the history of Chinese clothing, highlighting how the Confucian core value of “ritual” is ...
A model poses for a photo in a recreation of a Tang Dynasty (618-907) outfit by the Shanghai-based costumes restoration team. Photo: Courtesy of Hu Xiao A team member is tiding up a performer's attire ...
The Iceman was recovered back in 1991 with a full assortment of clothing, including a hide coat, skin leggings, fur hat, and hay-stuffed shoes. Due to the decomposition of the leather and fur over ...
Chinese archaeologists have carefully stripped the 2,200-year-old clothing from four mummies in order to prevent the delicate outfits from decaying with the dried corpses. Xinjiang mummies Three ...
With ornate pins in her hair and wearing a long flowing robe with sweeping sleeves over a heavily embroidered gold and purple silk skirt, Veronica Kam Pui-ka blends in nicely at West Kowloon’s ...
Around 1,700 years ago, a reindeer hunter lost a well-worn, patched up tunic. It turned up recently in Norway, after sections of the quickly melting Lendbreen glacier retreated. As glaciers around ...