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Fashionable 1940s Socialites

Fashionable 1940s Socialites

Ian Drummond

From the Nouveau Riche to Russian Nobility, we take a look at at just four of the most fashionable ladies in 1940s America.

Fashionable 1940s Socialites

Ian Drummond

From the Nouveau Riche to Russian Nobility, we take a look at at just four of the most fashionable ladies in 1940s America.

Claire McCardell

Designer Spotlight: Claire McCardell

Ian Drummond

The High Priestess of Understatement 

Designer Spotlight: Claire McCardell

Ian Drummond

The High Priestess of Understatement 

1930s & 1940s Dress Fabric Prints

1930s & 1940s Dress Fabric Prints

Ian Drummond

Ian gives us a little lesson in what to expect from textile prints on day dresses between the 1930s and 40s. What are some of the signature details and how...

1930s & 1940s Dress Fabric Prints

Ian Drummond

Ian gives us a little lesson in what to expect from textile prints on day dresses between the 1930s and 40s. What are some of the signature details and how...

WWII Women's Workwear

Women's WWII Workwear

Ian Drummond

Female icon's of WWII and the practical jumpsuits women donned as safety workwear that turned out to be very fashionable!

Women's WWII Workwear

Ian Drummond

Female icon's of WWII and the practical jumpsuits women donned as safety workwear that turned out to be very fashionable!

Schiaparelli, Vionnet, Bernard

1930s Designers

Ian Drummond

Some of the great designers of the 30s. They all happen to be women!

1930s Designers

Ian Drummond

Some of the great designers of the 30s. They all happen to be women!

Irish Designers Part Two

Irish Designers Part Two

Ian Drummond

Some of the designers that basked in the glow of the Irish couture legacy, in the decades after the 1950s heyday. 

Irish Designers Part Two

Ian Drummond

Some of the designers that basked in the glow of the Irish couture legacy, in the decades after the 1950s heyday.