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Welcome to the History of Fashion, a site that explores the progression of style from antiquity to modernity.
"Fashion is not something that exists in dresses only. Fashion is in the sky, in the street, fashion has to do with ideas, the way we live, what is happening." -Coco Chanel
Consider James Laver's theoretical law on the timeline of fashion...
Laver's Law
| Indecent | 10 years before its time |
| Shameless | 5 years before its time |
| Daring | 1 year before its time |
| Smart | -------------------- |
| Dowdy | 1 year after its time |
| Hideous | 10 years after its time |
| Ridiculous | 20 years after its time |
| Amusing | 30 years after its time |
| Quaint | 50 years after its time |
| Charming | 70 years after its time |
| Romantic | 100 years after its time |
| Beautiful | 150 years after its time |