“And it Was Fashionable ?!” Strange Trends That Were Previously at the Height of Fashion …

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7. Pocket dogs

If you think that the fashion of carrying around pocket dogs everywhere has appeared recently, then you are very mistaken. In the Middle Ages, ladies also eagerly dragged after themselves tiny dogs, though the reason was completely different. The fact is that dogs were the best bait for fleas, lice and other parasites. The body temperature of animals is higher than in humans, so all kinds of bugs more often chose their hair as their «home». Also, some young ladies used their pocket pets as towels or napkins and often wiped their hands on them after a meal.

«A second before the disaster …»: 30 photos

To catch a snapshot at the right time is an indescribable gift of a person that, fortunately or unfortunately, not all professional photographers possess, not to mention ordinary people. Photos taken a second before something inevitable are highly valued and will leave a mark in the memory of the participants for a long time. This is the selection of photos we have prepared for you today ...

Chelsea Hotel — New York Bohemian Habitat

The New York Chelsea Hotel was built in 1844 and since then has become a magnet for famous writers, musicians, actors, artists, etc. This place has always been not simple, as if a special atmosphere reigned in it, which attracted the whole New York bohemia. What does this place look like now and what was so special about the legendary Chelsea Hotel? More on this later ...