Author: Cassidy Zachary

Cassidy Zachary is a fashion historian, research consultant and writer living in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She also works as a costumer in film and television. Her first book entitled Fashion and the Art of Pochoir, written with co-author April Calahan, is to be published by Thames & Hudson later this year.

Re-Fashioning Balenciaga: Armani Privé Spring 2015 Couture

by Cassidy Zachary

Living in a post-modern fashion era, hardly anything we see in fashion collections is truly new. In fashion, almost everything is re-made. That is the case with the dress, featured at left, by designer Giorgio Armani. Created for his Spring 2015 Armani Privé couture collection, the designer makes reference–intentionally or not– to a dress by the … Continue reading Re-Fashioning Balenciaga: Armani Privé Spring 2015 Couture

This Month in Fashion History: Vogue Italia’s January 2013 Cover

by Cassidy Zachary

Chinese model Fei Fei Sun made fashion history when she became the first Asian model to grace the cover of Vogue Italia in January 2013. Vogue Italia had previously featured Asian models within its pages but never on its cover, a shocking–and embarrassing–truth for a magazine that has been in existence since 1964. Model China Machado made history when she became the first … Continue reading This Month in Fashion History: Vogue Italia’s January 2013 Cover