On this day in fashion history…
Valentina photographed by John Lee, 1951 To the fashion world and her glamorous clientele, the Ukrainian-born New York-based couturier Valentina Nicholaevna Sanina Schlee was known simply as Valentina....
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On this day in fashion history, May 9, 1912, the first issue of poet Pierre Corrard’s luxury fashion almanac Modes et manières d’aujourd’hui (Fashion and manners of today) was published. Illustration...
View ArticleOn this day in fashion history… May 23, 1907
Getting ready for summer travel plans? How about taking some practical traveling advice from Vogue magazine, May 23, 1907: “Whether an outing leads seaward or beckons towards hills and mountains,...
View ArticleResearch Resource: GALLICA
Gallica is an invaluable online resource with an abundance of digitized French media, including fashion magazines such as Femina and Les Modes. Most material is keyword searchable, making it incredibly...
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