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The Failed Soviet Rival to the Flapper Dress

The Soviet masses did not respond well to ‘prozodezhda,’ a 1920s experiment that sought to revolutionize dress.

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Viking king depicted by modern human.

How Vikings Cats Were Different to Today’s Cats

Clothing made from cat pelts was fashionable with Viking warriors.

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The Mullet Wasn’t Just An ’80s Thing: Rebels Have Rocked It for Centuries

Rowdy Roman chariot-race fans wore them in imitation of the fearsome Huns. And Ben Franklin used his to send a revolutionary message to the French.

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Diana Ross, 1975. (Credit: Harry Langdon/Getty Images)

A Visual History of Iconic Black Hairstyles

Afros, cornrows, dreadlocks and beyond: The ancient roots of Black hairstyles.

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1946

Bikini introduced

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1997

Fashion designer Gianni Versace murdered by Andrew Cunanan in killing spree

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1873

Levi Strauss and Jacob Davis receive patent for blue jeans

19th Century
1997

Andrew Cunanan continues murder spree

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