The Middle Ages were a very religious period. Much like how the Renaissance could be defined by its gilded masterpieces and the Victorians by their high tea society, the Medieval period had its Bible.

2025 has been many things so far, but boring has absolutely not been one of them. This year has had a wildly chaotic arc, oscillating between fun-filled, fantastical pop culture moments and a sobering ...

Louise D'Arcens receives funding from the Australian Research Council. The Middle Ages might seem the last place feminists would go to seek inspiration. But from around the 1850s advocates for dress ...

They were the Jimmy Choos of their day. Known as poulaines, pointy leather shoes were the height of fashion in 14th century Britain. Medieval men and women about town, however, suffered for their ...

If it were the year 1417 and you were feeling overwhelmed by turbulent times, you might dig yourself a moat, polish your shield or wrap strands of charms around your wrists. With his medieval-tinged ...

Some may know that armored knights used upturned codpieces to attract woman at parties, but a new exhibition of medieval clothing shows that the fashion was also adopted by bold, gender-fluid ...

As creators of educational, religious and charitable institutions, women of means found ways to circumvent the patriarchal ...

Chappell Roan didn't mess around when it came to getting ready for her first MTV VMAs. The "Good Luck, Babe!" singer, 26, brought her epic fashion to the red carpet in New York on Sept. 11 — and she ...

When archaeologists pulled up the floorboards during extensive restoration work at Lengberg Castle in Austria, they found a space filled with dry organic material, including branches and straw, ...

How's this for an original fashion show theme? Tory Burch says both her parents and her grandparents collected suits of armor when she was a child. And so she was inspired to create a line of clothing ...