Fashion History & Costume Appreciation Blog

Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture

Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture

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The organization founded by Charles Frederick Worth and its influence on modern fashion.

Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture

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The organization founded by Charles Frederick Worth and its influence on modern fashion.

The First Parisian Couturiers- Belle Époque Fashion

The First Parisian Couturiers- Belle Époque Fas...

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Considered a Golden age in arts and fashion, we explore the designers of this prosperous period in the Third French Republic, when fashion began to move in a yearly cycle...

The First Parisian Couturiers- Belle Époque Fas...

Sine McEllin

Considered a Golden age in arts and fashion, we explore the designers of this prosperous period in the Third French Republic, when fashion began to move in a yearly cycle...

Vintage socks

Vintage Socks

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Sock history from the 1910s to 1980s.

Vintage Socks

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Sock history from the 1910s to 1980s.

Vintage hats

Our Vintage Halloween

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Flapper and disco witches, as well as TV characters. Check out the looks we styled for Halloween this year!

Our Vintage Halloween

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Flapper and disco witches, as well as TV characters. Check out the looks we styled for Halloween this year!

Tommy Hilfiger Scarlett Johansson 1990s fashion

The "Big 4" Male Designers of Late 20th Century...

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We know them by their initials: PE, CK, RL, TH

The "Big 4" Male Designers of Late 20th Century...

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We know them by their initials: PE, CK, RL, TH

Vassar girl preppy ivy style

Ivy and Preppy Style

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From English country upper-class living, to New England Ivy League and Seven Sisters college campuses and into the mainstream, we trace the story of Ivy and Preppy style fashion.

Ivy and Preppy Style

Sine McEllin

From English country upper-class living, to New England Ivy League and Seven Sisters college campuses and into the mainstream, we trace the story of Ivy and Preppy style fashion.