One Enchanted Evening: A new book celebrates gowns from the Darnell Collection
If you don’t already know Charlotte Smith, you’re in for a treat. She has become the face of vintage style through the charitable and...
A Dream of Beauty
Gary Chapman’s biography of Dolly Tree reclaims British designer’s legacy One of my oldest friends in the area of fashion history is Gary...
Premet: Home of the flapper
Forgotten 1920s fashion label was led by series of female designers Barely remembered today, Premet, 8 Place Vendome, was among the most...
Lucile, the early feminist movement and the meaning of color
What did couturier Lady Duff Gordon have to do with the campaign for women's rights in England? Randy Bryan Bigham provides clues to a...
Black in style: Trendsetting, dark-skinned lovelies are nothing new to fashion
Today, the most admired runway and red carpet looks are often those launched by black beauties like Rihanna or Beyoncé — and former First...
A fashion fable: Demystifying Poiret’s “Sorbet” dress
One of the most controversial couturiers of the early 20th century, Paul Poiret attracted widespread media coverage for his daring...
Designing lives: Top 10 fashion trendsetters of all time
In a world of fashion more eclectic than at any other time in history, it might surprise today's style connoisseur that the business of...
Chanel's rival: The roaring '20s designer you've never heard of
Nearly a century ago, Chanel wasn't the only big name in fashion. The Paris designer Jenny also set styles in the Jazz Age, was even made...
Style matters: Meredith Etherington-Smith discusses Beaton, Marilyn and Diana
FASHION & FATE: Meredith Etherington-Smith's career as an editor and curator is a chic happenstance One of the first articles I wrote...
Venus unveiled: Belle epoch temptress Marthe de Florian was also a style icon
The discovery of a Boldini painting in a Paris apartment untouched for decades revived the story of űber chic Marthe de Florian – one of...
