How Dressing Tables Have Evolved Over Time
The dressing table or vanity is one of the few pieces of furniture that has disclosed more about popular tastes, leisure activities, and shifting social mores. Much of the long history of the dressing table's design, as well as many of the items connected to the toilette, the ritual in which the dressing table attained new levels of elegance and sophistication, is informed and animated by the age-old drive to be attractive or stylish. In this article, we’ll take all dressing table enthusiasts (or researchers) on a walk down history lane as we touch upon important milestones in the evolution of the dressing tables. Origins The Latin root vanus, which means "idle and pointless," can be used to trace the origin of the word "vanity" back to the 1200s. It wasn't until the 1300s that narcissism was implicated. Aside from that, the dressing table concept and name didn't develop until the late 18th century. The terms "dressing table" and "vanity...