In the bustling markets and narrow streets of 18th and 19th-century Britain, a quiet revolution in clothing was taking place, one not of fashion, but of function. Known as slop clothing, this early form of ready-made apparel clothed sailors, soldiers, and the swelling ranks of industrial workers. Though rarely celebrated, slop clothing played a critical… Read More SLOP CLOTHING: THE ORIGINS OF BRITAIN’S FIRST READY-MADE WARDROBE