alt Hacker Newsspoke to a clothing historian in Europe years ago. Pigments, shoes, and washing have improved… But all clothes being tailored and more craftsman made the experience better.
She said she’d only choose the modern era because of the washing machine.
spoke to a clothing historian in Europe years ago. Pigments, shoes, and washing have improved… But all clothes being tailored and more craftsman made the experience better.
She said she’d only choose the modern era because of the washing machine.
Clothing was extremely expensive historically relative to wages due to high labor requirements, so until the Industrial Revolution most clothing we now look back to and admire was the domain of the relatively wealthy. It might have had better craftsmanship, but many were literally in rags.