User:Harleydrools/Evaluate an Article

Which article are you evaluating?
Dress history

Why you have chosen this article to evaluate?
I think it looks really interesting and I have always loved historical attire and specifically what the women were wearing. The article shows pictures of different textures and fabrics that look cool. Furthermore, I did a project on the history of purses and I wanted to see if any of the fashion trends matched in any way. The article also needs more improvement so I think it would be cool to look into recent 18th, 19th, and 20th century dresses.

Evaluate the article
Everything contained on the Wikipedia article about dress history contains relevant information about the history, development, and creation of dresses and specific styles. The article more focuses on the historical research of dress history and how it is used in disciplines and contemporary research. I would have liked to see more about how the fashion of dresses specifically has changed and developed through historical periods. The information isn't necessarily out of date but could use some more specificity on the type of research that the history of dresses is used in. The article does not address certain identifiable groups but rather a general population history as a whole. I would love to improve this article with adding a timeline of the dress creation and development, from the earliest dresses to trendy dresses in current day pop culture.

The article has a lead section with two paragraphs that give a broad overview about dress history and state other topics within the wikipedia page of dress history that could be added upon. The content is interesting and relevant to the topic but could use some expanding to other history and add specificity to the information about dress history research discussed. The article is objective and presents a neutral tone throughout the writing. The references are clearly stated at the end of the article with clickable links and a variety of reliable sources from books, articles, and scholarly journals. The talk page was last updated on September 2023 and they discussed interesting finds and potential topics that could be added to the page. The overall status of the article just needs some expanding on the history of the dress, some more specificity on the points discussed, and maybe further elaboration and visual elements on the historical research of dresses.