Ladies' fashions in the early 1900s mixed opulence with practicality, as evidenced in the popularity of the shirtwaist, worn by increasing numbers of women entering the American workforce. In this ...

USA - Rare Photos of Vintage America - Colorized - Part 2 This restored and colorized collection offers a window into ...

In fashion, every action precedes a reaction. Those of a certain age will recall, for example, how the miniskirt was followed immediately by the maxi-skirt. Such whiplash progressions aren’t new at ...

To most visitors trooping through the DuPage County Historical Museum in Wheaton, the special exhibit “A Modern Spirit” looks far from avant-garde. The display of day dresses and other female fashions ...

'And that was the fashion back in the day.' It was? OK. There are photos and descriptions and sketches but every once in a while it would be nice to know the reasoning behind why something was a ...

When Kylie Jenner stepped out during Paris Fashion Week in January with a large lion's head fastened to a strapless black gown, she launched a thousand TikToks. While Maison Schiaparelli is no ...

Throughout the 20th century, fashion influenced — and was influenced by — the culture and social movements of its time, across global and hyperlocal spaces. Today, for instance, we still associate ...

“Sports suits” and “suspender skirts” might not be the focus of New York Fashion Week but we’re enjoying the vintage charm found in a Smithsonian Trade Literature Collection from the early 20th ...