We know that skimpy armor that shows off a woman’s cleavage is rather impractical for combat and that sculpted “boob plate” armor can be a hazard to your health, but on occasions that women did don ...

Historian and host of the Gone Medieval podcast Eleanor Janega ranks the most stylish women’s fashion from the medieval period. From the extravagant houppelande to the humble chemise, Eleanor scores ...

This 15th century brassiere (right) looked remarkably similarto a long-line bra from the 1950s Until the modern invention of the brassiere with cups, women had to bolster their busts with either ...