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'Dressing like the French and Spanish': University of Navarra, Costume Museum Madrid team up to organise conference

In September 2024, the Spanish capital will welcome a unique international event entitled “Vestir a la francesa o a la española”, or ‘dressing like the French and Spanish’. It is a conference organised by the University of Navarra, home of the ISEM Fashion Business School, the Costume Museum and the Association of Friends of the Costume Museum,...

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Guess marks four decades of fashion and imagery with new book

Premium lifestyle retailer Guess has launched “A Fourth Decade of Guess Images” today, a 252-paged coffee table book that chronicles the brand's rise to international fame. The fourth edition of a series of collectible books by Guess, it traces the history of the four brothers who founded the now global brand with the launch of the 3-Zip Marilyn...

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Podcast: Vogue archive editor Laird Borrelli-Persson on fashion history

In this episode, Gucci Podcast has welcomed Vogue archive editor Laird Borrelli-Persson. Borelli-Persson discussed the unique perspective her job gives her on fashion history, and the continuing influence of the past on the present. Listen to the podcast below. Source: Gucci Podcast via Spotify Photo credit: Gucci, Facebook

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Podcast: Historic artistic dress and the 'Glasgow style' with Dr. Robyne Calvert (part 1 of 2)

In part one of two the podcast "Fashion History with American Duchess, the host of this episode spends some time time talking about Charles Rennie Mackintosh and Margaret Macdonald - the husband and wife artist power couple at the turn of the 20th century, the Glasgow School of Art, and just the concept behind artistic & aesthetic dress. Source:...

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FIT exhibit examines power of fashion entering 2020

Power Mode: The Force of Fashion, the new exhibit at the Museum at FIT heralds fashion’s warrior spirit to launch us into a year of a contentious reelection campaign, on the cusp of a new decade in which confronting the enemy of climate change will be the significant battle. Fashion can prepare each of us for our own personal daily reckonings...

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Video: Fashion expert fact checks Snow White's costumes

Fashion historian Raissa Bretaña fact checks the historical accuracy of the costumes in Disney's Snow White and The Seven Dwarves. She analyzes the dresses of Snow White and The Evil Queen, and explains every layer of historical dress from German 16th century women and royalty, from undergarments and busks to the their shoes and jewelry. Source:...

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Video: History of fashion from 1900-1920

Zoe Hong takes a look at fashion during the first 20 years of the 20th century. Source: Zoe Hong, YouTube.