Get it Together: A Short History of How We Stay Fastened (Part Two) Last month I gave a brief history of the ways we humans kept our clothing together until roughly the end of the nineteenth century. Today's foray will cover those innovations that my characters (who lived during the early part of the twentieth century) likely wouldn't have used - in some cases, because they hadn't been invented yet! Snaps.  Those little interlocking disks (originally called "spring button ... VIEW POST

Get it Together: A Short History of How We Stay Fastened (Part One)​From food and housing to transportation and entertainment, every historical period has details that distinguish it. Since my mysteries take place in turn of the twentieth century America, I have to dress my characters a certain way: Men, depending on their social status, usually wore vests and bowler hats; women most often suffered through cinched waists and long skirts (not to mention the unmentionables underneath).  But how ... VIEW POST