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Bicycle Fashion Files Part Three: The 1890s Craze

Posted on April 1, 2017 by Sheila Hanlon

Innovation and experimentation in Late Victorian women’s cycling costumes An explosion of women’s cycling fashion accompanied the cycling craze on the 1890s. The third and final blog in the Bicycle Fashion Files series looks at practical, popular and inventive approaches to late … Continue reading →

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Bicycle Fashion Files Part Two: Tricycles and Highwheelers, 1870-1880s

Posted on June 3, 2016 by Sheila Hanlon

The Question of Women’s Dress During the Heyday of Tricycles and Highwheelers, 1870-1880s The second instalment of the Bicycle Fashion Files examines cycling dress in the age of the tricycle and highwheeler, 1870s-80s. While only a few women took to … Continue reading →

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Bicycle Fashion Files Part One: Early Inventions 1790-1860s

Posted on April 15, 2016 by Sheila Hanlon

Adapting Women’s Dress to Early Cycling Technology, 1790-1860s Fashion is one of the most popular topics in women’s cycling history. The Bicycle Fashion Files look at women’s cycling fashion across three eras, Early Inventions 1790-1860s, Highwheeling and Tricycling 1870-1880s, and The Cycling Craze … Continue reading →

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