Fashion History & Costume Appreciation Blog

Playboy bunny costumes by Zelda Wynn Valdes

African-American Designers Pt.1

Ian Drummond

Do you know the history of these pioneering black designers and their contributions to American fashion? Read about Ann Lowe, Elizabeth Keckley, Zelda Wynn Valdes and Jay Jaxon.

African-American Designers Pt.1

Ian Drummond

Do you know the history of these pioneering black designers and their contributions to American fashion? Read about Ann Lowe, Elizabeth Keckley, Zelda Wynn Valdes and Jay Jaxon.

Memphis group 1980s design

Memphis Design- The 80s Craze

Ian Drummond

Ever wondered where those quintessentially 80s graphic prints originally came from? It's Memphis Design!

Memphis Design- The 80s Craze

Ian Drummond

Ever wondered where those quintessentially 80s graphic prints originally came from? It's Memphis Design!

Guy Laroche vintage 80s designer clothing

Guy Laroche Designer Spotlight

Ian Drummond

Shop our archive of French designer Guy Laroche.

Guy Laroche Designer Spotlight

Ian Drummond

Shop our archive of French designer Guy Laroche.

Italian & German fashion designers

European Designers (Italian & German)

Ian Drummond

A short summary of the work of some of our favourite Italian & German designers- Margaretha Ley of Escada, Donatella Versace and Romeo Gigli. We have a sweet selection of...

European Designers (Italian & German)

Ian Drummond

A short summary of the work of some of our favourite Italian & German designers- Margaretha Ley of Escada, Donatella Versace and Romeo Gigli. We have a sweet selection of...

Female French fashion designers history

Parisian Women Designers

Sine McEllin

A short summary of the careers of some of the most iconic female fashion designers of Paris!

Parisian Women Designers

Sine McEllin

A short summary of the careers of some of the most iconic female fashion designers of Paris!

Yves Saint Laurent

Designer Spotlight: Yves Saint Laurent

Sine McEllin

A brief history of the iconic French designer responsible for 'Le Smoking' jacket, safari style and the Mondrian dress.

Designer Spotlight: Yves Saint Laurent

Sine McEllin

A brief history of the iconic French designer responsible for 'Le Smoking' jacket, safari style and the Mondrian dress.