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 ...

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 ...

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.

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.

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 ...