Tag Archives: 20th Century Fashion History

October Treasure of the Month: Monte Santo & Pruzan

Posted on October 5, 2012 by Keren Ben-Horin

This month’s treasure comes from Special Collections and FIT Archives. It features the wonderful sketches and swatches collection of the coats and suits manufacturer Monte Santo & Pruzan. Vincent Monte Santo was the man who started it all. In 1915 … Continue reading →

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Fashion in Black & White- Part IV, Graphics

Posted on July 23, 2012 by Keren Ben-Horin

This is the last and final part of the special four-parts post Fashion in Black & White. In the past three weeks, I have attempted to show that the combination of black and white is a theme most, if not all, … Continue reading →

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Guest Post: Schiaparelli’s Shock Tactics (Part II)

Posted on July 17, 2012 by Keren Ben-Horin

By Victoria Pass Today’s post is by Victoria Pass, she received her PhD from the University of Rochester in May 2011 and she is currently teaching at the Maryland Institute College of Art. Her dissertation, Strange Glamour, examines fashion and … Continue reading →

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Then & Now

Posted on July 16, 2012 by Keren Ben-Horin

(right) “The Black and White Idea”, Vogue, April 1, 1950, front cover; photographer: Irving Penn. (left)Vogue Korea, 15th anniversary special issue, August 2011. source: fiercerthanyou.com

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Guest Post by Heather Vaughan

Posted on July 13, 2012 by Keren Ben-Horin

Icon: The Shirtwaist Dress in Good Housekeeping and other media Presented at Women in Magazines Conference at Kingston University, London, on 22-23 June 2012 Heather Vaughan is an independent writer and fashion historian, whose work focuses on the study of dress … Continue reading →

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Serendipity with Ari Seth Cohen

Posted on June 14, 2012 by Keren Ben-Horin

 By Fiona Tedds A couple of months ago, I had the pleasure of visiting my friend the actress Harriet Walter who was performing at the Bard Graduate Center. She had compiled a book of amazing photographs of older women and whilst we … Continue reading →

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1900-1910: The Reign of The Lingerie Dress

Posted on January 21, 2012 by Keren Ben-Horin

In the book, The Perfect Lady, Willet C. Cunnington describes the period from 1900 to 1910 as the “reign of lingerie,” and indeed fashion magazines in these years, and especially in summer months, show many examples and variations of the so-called … Continue reading →

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Arthur Falkenstein. Arthur Who?

Posted on April 12, 2011 by Keren Ben-Horin

By Christian Hernandez When studying the history of fashion, the breadth of potential people and companies to study is vast since, to the pleasure or disdain of historians, the amount of history only increases with time. But what about those … Continue reading →

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‘Undressing the Fashionable Myth’ Symposium

Posted on April 1, 2011 by Keren Ben-Horin

The Greek Myths of Fashion: From Antiquity to the Present Cassidy Percoco Ancient Greek costume has also been an inspiration for fashion since the Renaissance.  Most of the information that we have on the costume of the Ancient Greeks is … Continue reading →

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‘Undressing the Fashionable Myth’ Symposium

Posted on March 26, 2011 by Keren Ben-Horin

Haute Couture or Not Couture By Ariele Elia The founders of the Chambre Syndicale de la Haute Couture established an exclusive trade union in 1868 that would come to include couture houses such as Chanel, Dior and Yves Saint Laurent. … Continue reading →

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