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 ...

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 ...

“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 ...

"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 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 ...

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 ...