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This journey began when I was a little girl. I would go through a chest that my stylish french mother kept up in the attic. No matter how often I did, I never tired of this ritual of mine. The two items that I especially loved among the artifacts of books, pictures and clothing were a wiggle dress from the 1950's rendered in this breathtaking silk, brush stroke floral print fabric and molded into an...
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Edith Head The Most Famous Costume Designer in Hollywood
- For many people, Edith Head and film costume design are synonymous. Other designers may have been more flamboyantly creative, or more consistently original,...
- Updated 172 days ago | Edith Head › acadamy award
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Bedlam Insane Asylum
- We all know the word bedlam refers to a state of utter madness but do you really know the origins of the word? Bedlam originally referred to the notorious i...
- Updated 379 days ago | bedlam insane asylum › bethlehem hospital
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El Encanto of Old Cuba
- El Encanto, Havana's most famous department store was also considered one of the world's best during the 1950s. It was founded in 1888 by two partners, Jose...
- Updated 527 days ago | The Enchantment that was El Encanto › cuba
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Ode to Pauline Trigere
- "Building a wardrobe is like collecting paintings, Your choices should be careful and personal and should reflect your taste, not just for a season,...
- Updated 111 days ago | Ode to Pauline Trigere › 1930's
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Emma Domb
- EMMA DOMB Emma Domb was a California dressmaking company that was active from 1939 through the 70s. Domb Manufacturing Company was owned by Emma Domb and Lorraine...
- Updated 1466 days ago | Emma Domb › 1950's
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The "New Look" of Christian Dior
- Dior launched his couture house on 12 February 1947 and became an overnight sensation. His voluptuous collection was the antithesis of masculine wartime fashions....
- Updated 280 days ago | The "New Look" of Christian Dior › 50's
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Fashion and Costume Designers of the Twentieth Century
- Any vintage fashionista has a favorite or two. I love the sturdy engineering and sophisticated lines of Pauline Trigere on the other hand whats not to love...
- Updated 823 days ago | Fashion and Costume Designers of the Twentieth Century › adrian
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Claire McCardell American Look Fashion Designer
- Claire McCardell has been identified as the first truly American Fashion designer. One of America's leading fashion designers in the 40's and 50's, McCardell...
- Updated 927 days ago | claire mccardell › 1930's
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Anne Fogarty
- If you adore her, you must adorn her. There lies the secret of a happy marriage Anne Fogarty from Wife Dressing Anne Whitney Fogarty designed the American look,...
- Updated 200 days ago | Anne Fogarty › 1940s
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The Artistry of Adrian
- Adrian Adolph Greenberg, (March 3, 1903 – September 13, 1959), known mostly as Adrian, was a Hollywood costume designer whose most famous costumes were...
- Updated 400 days ago | The Artistry of Adrian › 1930's
- Betsey Johnson in Living Color
- Like red lipstick on the mouth, my products wake up and brighten and bring the wearer to life.....Betsey Johnson Whats not to love about this incredibly...
- Updated 300 days ago | Betsey Johnson › 1960's
- Ceil Chapman
- CEIL CHAPMAN Ceil Chapman’s son Peter, described his mother’s design skills as being akin to engineering and indeed, if one studies her skilful...
- Updated 926 days ago | Ceil Chapman › 1950's
- Manuel Pertegaz
- At just 12 years of age, Pertegaz discovered his love of dressing women and started practicing on the women and friends of his family. 12 years later he had...
- Updated 1511 days ago | Manuel Pertegaz › 1940's
- Helen Rose
- 1904-1985 Helen Rose was born in Chicago on 2nd February 1904. She studied at the Chicago Academy of Fine Arts. In 1929 she moved to Los Angeles, California....
- Updated 390 days ago | Helen Rose › acadamy award
- Mr Blackwell
- Richard Blackwell (born August 29, 1922, Brooklyn, New York as Richard Sylvan Seltzer) is a fashion critic, journalist, television personality, artist, form...
- Updated 193 days ago | Mr Blackwell › fashion critic
- Vintage Fashion Books
- There are so many aspects of the vintage fashion industry. If you are a collector of vintage, seller, plain old curious about how to identify a 1920's art d...
- Updated 1282 days ago | Vintage Fashion Books › 1920s
- Myrna Loy what a beauty
- Its official, I just fell in love with Myrna Loy watching Libeled Lady starring Myrna Loy, William Powell, Jean Harlow and Spencer Tracy. It is Myrna Loy da...
- Updated 1293 days ago | Myrna Loy › 1920s
- Holly Harp
- "I've been designing clothes since the late 1960s. I always try to remind myself that I am dressing a woman's soul as well as her body. Souls and bodies do...
- Updated 1226 days ago | Hollys Harp › counterculture
- Charles Trenet
- I come by my love of Charles Trenet naturally. You see, genetically I am 1/2 French/Belgian and even though I do not understand French I can feel the meanin...
- Updated 535 days ago | Charles Trenet › beyond the sea
- Vintage as I see it
- Why is it that I would rather a 1950's Pauline Trigere coat to chase away the winter chill over all other present day designers or department store's finest? ...
- Updated 1301 days ago | Vintage Clothing › 40's style
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