Harpers Bazaar 1966
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Holiday Party Style 1966

In a previous post, Madge featured one of the fashion magazines she found in a dusty pile at an estate sale.  That post, How to Dress, looked at a fall issue of Glamour Magazine from the 1940s. Today we are boosting the glamour quotient with another fashion mag from the pile, the November 1966 issue...

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Rudy Gernreich the total look
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Rudi Gernreich – The Total Look

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 Art an...

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Pierre Cardin
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Pierre Cardin – Forever Fashion

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...

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