my Ankara hand fan is overcompensation for those years of shame. The murky heterogeneity of the fan’s origin reassures me: It’s comforting that it echoes my own jumbled background. Here’s ...

Some hand fans were marketed as covert flirtation tools during the Victorian Era, but the extent to which they were used that way is unknown. A lightweight fan for personalized cooling is probably ...

Can an air-conditioner do that? By Hilary Reid In the 19th century, Duvelleroy, a hand fan manufacturer in Paris, published a marketing pamphlet called “The Language of the Fan.” It featured a ...

During the early years of the Victorian era, fan types from the 1700s and earlier returned to dominate the market. Lithographed, hand-colored fans imitated hand-drawn versions of earlier eras.

Case in point: this summer’s hand fan trend. The retro accessory has been popular for a couple of years now, but in recent months, fans have truly hit max cool. The object can be traced as far ...

Discover how to create a unique hand fan using everyday items like plastic bottle caps and pencils. This easy-to-follow DIY craft transforms simple materials into a functional and fun accessory.

One day when Sharon Jerusalmy was Internet surfing, she came across the most surprising find: American pop icon Christina Aguilera was holding one of Jerusalmy’s handmade fabric fans. Not one, but ...