One of the most imaginative milliners in the business was Archie Eason and his “green sequin” hats, known for their high quality and unique design. Eason’s success is a classic story of a hometown boy who makes good.
Archie Eason Netted Straw ha...
Throughout the centuries, earring design concentrated on fashion, not comfort. From the primitive stick-through-the-ear beginnings to those pinching screw-backs of the 20th century, women were at the mercy of the painful earring clip. In the 1940s, one woman, Judith McCann, set out to change that ...
We lost designer Pierre Cardin this week at age 98. Today the name Pierre Cardin, if thought of at all, conjures up a licensing machine full of disparate products from key chains to furniture. But during the 1960s and 70s, he was one of the most innovative designers of fashion, jewelry, and even i...
In mid-century America, a new type of jewelry came into vogue made out of one of man's oldest materials: Copper. Lending itself beautifully to sculptural forms, copper jewelry looks fabulous in deco, mid-century, modernist, and Native American designs. While you can find vintage copper pieces by m...
In honor of André Leon Talley, who we lost in 2022. Madge revisits this post on the SCAD "Little Black Dress exhibit originally published in 2012.Madge recently got a chance to view "The Little Black Dress" exhibit at the SCAD Museum of Art (the Savannah College of Art and Design), curated by André...
The Burberry Coat
Madge was recently at her favorite eyeglass joint: Le Stanne when she got into a conversation on her favorite topic - Vintage. Leslie, eyeglass framer extraordinaire, wanted an opinion on her dad's coat. Not just any coat, but a Burberry Hand Woven Irish Tweed from the 1940s....
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