Culture's Stories of Origin

PANTY

Thursday, February 7th, 2008

PANTY The history of panties starts with the story of bloomers. The original purpose was modesty – covering up as much of the female form as possible. As hens are to the eggs so to bloomers are to panties. Typically it is a divided garment to cover the lower part ...

JEWELRY

Saturday, June 9th, 2007

JEWELRY Throughout its history, man has found a wide range of purpose for the use of jewelry.  What started as a simple form of adornment to the body became symbols of wealth, power and authority.  Not only that, in some cultures, jewelry was seen as a symbol of prowess in battle ...