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5 curious stories behind fashion trends you know

Fashion trends come and go, but many of them managed to survive the passing of the years without us knowing where and how they arose.Have you ever wondered why men wear ties and why we paint ones? Read on to discover curious stories behind the aesthetic customs and fashion trends that you know quite well (or that was what you thought), and do not forget to take a look at this selection of fashion phrases if you are interested in this theme.the most mythical designers!

5 curious stories behind fashion trends you know

Why do women shave our legs?

Shave or shave the body hair is a trend that most women follow fully.Of course we find some exceptions during winter dates, when the season clothing works perfectly to cover what we do not want to be seen by others.

The same thing happened with Victorian women, for example, who under the thick dresses and nylons could hide their unshaven legs.But World War II would end up with every opportunity to go the side practical as for body hair.

5 curious stories behind fashion trends you know

The United States suffered a severe shortage of nylon.This forced me to devote the material only to the elaboration of war parachutes, completely paralyzing the production of socks Feminine. The news worried more than one, as showing the hair between the dresses was not an option for the ladies of the time, so they preferred to get rid of them at the edge of a dish.From that moment, shave the legs became such an everyday thing, as the length of the dresses became more and more reduced over time.

...And why do we shave our armpits?

This is one of the most cumbersome fashion trends.It all started with a publication in Harper's Bazaar, in 1915.They announced that sleeveless dresses would be the new shout of fashion da. Fantastic news! However, to wear them according to the trend, women had to forget about the usual and natural armpit hairs.

5 curious stories behind fashion trends you know

To make this clear, the article was accompanied by a photograph of a model posing one of these sleeveless suits.He wore both arched arms over his head, letting see his armpits completely clean. A drastic change.

Later, the articles that supported the proposal for Harper's Bazaar, progressively turning what was socially acceptable into something frowned upon.So, goodbye hair!

Since when do we paint our nails?

Now we see how to paint the ones have become an art, with the variety of designs and techniques that we find in magazines and web portals.But what if we tell you that The ancient Babylonians, 5 thousand years ago, adorned their ones with solid gold ? As evidenced, they loved and cared for their hands with special attention, as well as to beautify them with the finest material of their time.

5 curious stories behind fashion trends you know

As you can see, it is a more archaic practice than many would have expected.

And where do the ties come from?

There are those who love them and others feel them as a rope around the neck, but the ties are an elegant accessory that is not usually missing when it comes to decking the suits, sometimes of rigorous etiquette.

Like the other fashion trends, ties have a curious origin and, yes, unexpected. They began to be used by Croatian mercenaries hired by King Louis XIII, in the framework of the Thirty Years War in the 1600s.

5 curious stories behind fashion trends you know

The purpose Initial of these pieces of cloth placed around the neck was to hold the upper part of the vests, used for combat.But King Louis XIII liked them so much, that they were required to be worn during the meetings.Would the monarch imagine that each October 18 would Croatia celebrate Necktie Day? I would have fascinated him.

Have you noticed that some of the women's buttons go from the left side and those of the men to the right?

If you haven't done it before, what do you expect? to check? All this has an explanation that dates back to the thirteenth century.When the buttons were invented, producing them demanded the use of new technologies and expensive materials, so that they were only manufactured so that the wealthy classes made use of them.

5 curious stories behind fashion trends you know

And since every maid had someone to help her put on the dress, the buttons were placed on the left side to facilitate the buttoning to whom she would face, in case of being right-handed.

As for men, the buttons were fixed on the right side for two reasons: the first one, so that they could buckle without the help of anyone.And the second, the buttons They found the dominant side allowed the military to hide the weapon under the shirt, with the ease of reaching it without much hindrance, according to ica fashion historian Chloe Chapin.

Although in contemporary times the buttons are massively produced for every public, you see, there are fashion trends that refuse to die.

Curious, right? What do you think about these stories? Tell us!

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