Kenneth Jay Lane Jewelry
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Kenneth Jay Lane – Fabulous Faker

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...

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SCAD little black dress by André Leon Talley
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André Leon Tally’s Little Black Dress at SCAD

In honor of André Leon Talley, 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  Leon Talley in Savan...

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Charm Magazine
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Celebrate St. Patrick’s Day with Charm Magazine, 1945

The Story of Charm MagazineAs usual, Madge was rummaging around at an estate sale a few months ago and came across a couple of issues of Charm Magazine from the 1940s.  Having never heard of the publication, but bowled over by the ads and editorial, she took the issues home.  After ...

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