"Why do so many panties have that little bow on the front? Where did the tradition come from?" According to Belle Lingerie, ...

A reader proposes retiring a fashion term often interpreted as a double entendre. Our fashion critic explains the origins of ...

Foot soldiers learned to use traditional samurai weapons such as the bow, while the samurai became ... Ieyasu's family line ruled Japan through the mid-19th century. By the first few decades ...

The vessel, possibly the remains of a 19th-century fishing trawler ... is still visible towards the bow of the ship, and is a relatively rare occurrence. The National Monuments Service estimate ...

As the largest section of the orchestra, sitting front and center of the stage performing memorable melodies, it's easy for ...

Dirndl bow tied on the right ... at the Oktoberfest in Munich goes back to the early years of the 19th century. Originally worn as work clothes and everyday wear, not least the Oktoberfest ...

Portrait of a young woman with gold earrings and a dress adorned with bows and a large blue brooch, 19th century gouache and watercolour on papir laid on paper ...

In Paris this week, the front row was all about see-through. Folks were allowed wraps, though. And some big stars covered up.

Travellers have flocked to Rimini for its impressive 10-mile strip of sand since the 19th century, but inland is where you'll ...

Goodbye Hôtel Salomon de Rothschild, the ornate 19th-century hôtel particulier in the 8th Arrondissement of Paris that for years had played rococo host to the Valentino fashion shows.

Pope Francis is traveling to Belgium this week and is in for a sober welcome. The once-staunchly Catholic country is again ...

The prominence of violinists in orchestras is linked to their role in carrying melodies and balancing the ensemble's sound as ...