Supermodel Cindy Crawford’s beauty mark was natural, while Dita Von Teese wanted one so badly she had hers tattooed on.
The wonder of the beauty spot has through history had its rise and fall in the tumbling halls of fashion, so much so that it inspired a whole industry to surround it.
Now the boxes designed to house those first manufactured ‘patches’ are to come centre stage in a virtual exhibition.
Small enough to hold in the palm of your hand, the popularity of the patch boxes outlived early trends to become collectibles in their own right.
Now as a Digital Museum of Dress Accessories (DMDA) is launched, dedicated to dress and fashion accessories, it tells the story of the patch and its accompanying container.
“There was a box for every need or occasion,” said Dr Susan Vincent, co-lead and research…
