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1. Seven Style Symbols of the Early 1960s Between the buttoned-up, "Father Knows Best" 1950s and the beard-and-bell-bottom 1970s was an incredible decade for fashion: the Sixties. It was one of the most exciting, diverse times in style history: Contrast Jackie O's neat pillbox hats circa 196...
2. 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 is the originator of the "American Look".  She is known for her wrap-ar...
3. 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. Instead, the designs featured sloping shoulders, a full bust and a cinched-in waist abo...
4. 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 for The Wizard of Oz and other Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer films of the 1930s and 1940s. During his...
5. 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, but for years to come."           &n...
6. Paper Dolls Welcome to the traditional hobby of making and collecting paper dolls! If you are looking to try a low-cost, educational or fun new craft then paper doll-making could be the perfect answer for you. Generations of children and adults alike have enjoy...
7. Sewing With Silk NOTE: This lens is still under construction! Please come back later. Thank You! I love silk. Silk is a soft, buttery smooth fabric that feels like heaven to the touch. It is one of my favorite fabrics. It's also a fabric that can be quite difficult...
8. Costume Movies The best movies, like the best books, take you away to another time or place, and for me, one of the greatest pleasures of movie going has always been the clothes. In real life, I'm a jeans and t-shirts kind of girl, but through film, I can revel in...
9. Coco Chanel: the legend Learn about the life of the woman who revolutionized the fashion world.
10. 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?  Well I guess it is for the same reason that I spent one full day  of my wint...