In a recent study, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign sociology professor Brittney Miles explored the ways in…
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Women’s History Museum Looks to Fashion’s Past for Clues to the Future
Women’s History Museum transforms fashion from the past into contemporary art. That’s why I was not…
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A 1920s Fashion History Lesson: Flappers, the Bob, and More Trends
Four illustrations featuring the fashions of Molyneux, Brialix, Berthe, and Vionnet, 1928.GraphicaArtis/Getty Images The Little Black…
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A 1950s Fashion History Lesson: Dior’s New Look, Hollywood Bombshells, and The Golden Era of Couture
Not to split hairs, but the look of the 1950s was really born a few years…
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The 5 Biggest Glow-Downs In Celebrity Fashion History
DFree/Shutterstock When we talk glow-ups, we often look…
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A 1980s Fashion History Lesson: Lycra, Power Suits, and Clothing as Concept
Though Miyake launched his line in 1970, Comme de Garçons was founded in 1969, and Yohji…
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Black-Owned Clothing Brands to Shop in Black History Month 2024
Getty Images / Oprah Daily Being an ally for the Black community goes beyond Black History…
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At Women’s History Museum SS25, the Dolls Can’t Be Broken
THURSDAY 9:15 PM SEPTEMBER 5, 2024 MEATPACKING Women’s History Museum is bringing the drama back to…
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Women’s History Museum Makes Clothing for Surviving New York
There is a Women’s History Museum in Virginia, and then there is one in New York.…
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12 Influential Women Designers in Fashion History
Long before the origins of what would become Women’s History Month were put in motion in…
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