This story originally ran on Fashionista in 2017. There's a certain prestige that comes with fashion that is "Made in the U.S.A.", and marketing departments obviously know that the designation has ...

"Based on A dictionary of English costume, 900-1900 by C.W. and P.E. Cunnington and Charles Beard, now completely revised, updated and supplemented to the present day by Valerie Cumming." "A ...

Up the winding staircase leading to the second floor of the Chicago History Museum, a time capsule of Chicago fashion history awaits visitors. The museum’s newest exhibition, “Dressed in History: A ...

Foundation garments: precedents for fashion history exhibitions in museums -- Window shopping: commercial inspiration for fashion in the museum -- The new objectivity: social science methods for the ...

In the fall of 2024, three major exhibitions dedicated to African fashion history opened on the East Coast. The catalyst was Dr. Christine Checinska's seminal 2022 “Africa Fashion” exhibit in London’s ...

Marc Jacobs thinks of the past two decades in fashion in two ways: everything has changed and nothing has changed. “Fashion hasn’t changed. It’s the same old thing,” the designer said in conversation ...