Despite dismal economic circumstances, fashion made great technological and aesthetic advances in the 1930s, says Patricia Mears, co-editor of the book “Elegance in an Age of Crisis: Fashions of the ...

Henry Luce’s goal for LIFE Magazine was, according to its tagline, as much to cover news of lasting consequence (“to eyewitness great events”) as to marvel at cultural curiosities (“to see and be ...

Thanks to their gorgeous beading—and to the high-spirited women who wore them—the flapper-happy clothes of the 1920s have long fascinated historically minded fashion lovers. But, as a new exhibit at F ...

The movie begins in New York City in 1933. Now this where our Fashion on Film series comes in handy. If you recall the piece we did on the 1930s decade, the 30s was The Great Depression (though very ...

NEW YORK, Nov. 29 (UPI) -- The fashions of Paris-based society hedonists who danced with the Duke and Duchess of Windsor to the brink of World War II are the subject of a fascinating exhibition at the ...

“Silver Screen to Mainstream: American Fashion in the 1930s and 40s”, the Chicago History Museum’s newest exhibit, showcases fashions from Paris, New York, Chicago, and Hollywood, and tracks how ...

A sophisticated, vintage-inspired crowd turned out for a party to celebrate the opening of “Elegance in an Age of Crisis: Fashions of the 1930’s” at the Museum at FIT. Partygoers danced the night away ...

Does the "Copyright Alerts" system announced by major copyright holders and ISPs earlier this month run afoul of antitrust law? That possibility was first suggested ...

As the adage goes, history repeats itself — and fashion is no exception. “Silver Screen to Mainstream: American Fashion in the 1930s and ’40s,” the Chicago History Museum’s newest exhibit, features 30 ...

The French fashion house made custom clothes and jewels for the starlets well before the Woody Allen controversy consumed Cannes. By Carol McColgin Contributing Editor Stewart dazzles in off-white ...

"Despite the dire financial environment of the 1930s, this decade gave rise to great technical and aesthetic innovations in fashion. This handsomely illustrated book is the first to analyze important ...

The style scout seeking information from her post on the windy corner outside and the banker telephoning from the mahogany splendor of his office inside are factors, at either end of the scale, in a ...