Organized by specific time periods, coverage includes:
-- The Ancient Egyptians: Nobel garments, wigs and hairpieces, eye make-up, jewelry
-- Greece and Rome: Classical elegance, the Etruscan wardrobe, bright colors, the toga
-- Middle Ages: Medieval Europe and Byzantine fashion, age of chivalry, trains and sleeves
-- Early Renaissance: Damask, taffeta, velvet, tight-fitting bodices
-- Sixteenth Century: Flowering of the arts, science and fashion, doublets and ruffs, bodices
-- Seventeenth Century: Influence of the Baroque, ribbons and embroidery, wigs for men
-- Eighteenth Century: Extravagance and excess, masks, buckled shoes, three-cornered hats, hoop skirts
-- Nineteenth Century: Victorian values, the birth of the dandy, crinolines and bustles, artificial hair color, double-breasted jackets
-- Twentieth Century: The age of diversity, global style, mini-skirts, supermodels, street fashion, new fabrics.