We are updating this post to announce the passing of Peggy Moffitt at age 86 April 10, 2024.
Rudy Gernreich: The Total LookRecently Madge reported on a wonderful fashion design show, The Little Black Dress, curated by André Leon Talley at the Savannah College of Ar...
When someone mentions vintage costume jewelry, probably what comes to mind for many of us are the fabulous rhinestone laden pieces of the 1950s. One of the foremost names in this classic jewelry style was Kramer.
Kramer JewelryLouis Kramer founded Kramer Jewelry C...
This is the first in our series "What's in a Label" and we start with Leslie James hats.The Begining of My Hat ObsessionThe first hat I purchased was at an antique store in my hometown of Wichita, Kansas. I was in middle school and the hat was a faux leopard number, probably from the 1940s, with th...
The Fabulous FakerIt’s not often you find a designer hawking his jewelry on QVC while at the same time showing his pieces in the jewelry department of Neiman Marcus, but then there has never been a designer quite like Kenneth Jay Lane (KJL).Famous (or infamous) for copying the styles of both fine an...
As part of our continuing series What's in a Label? we cover this month's featured designer Christian Dior.In a machine age, dressmaking is one of the last refuges of the human, the personal, the inimitable. ...
As part of our continuing series - What's in a Label, meet our milliner of the month Claude Saint-Cyr.
Who was Claude Saint-CyrClaude Saint-Cyr was one of the most important milliners of the 20th century. Known for her innovative materials and designs, the most fa...
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