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Born on this day in fashion history: Marchesa Luisa Casati

January 23, 2015January 23, 2015 by Cassidy Zachary

Happy birthday to the eccentric Italian aristocrat Marchesa Luisa Casati, born on this day in 1881. With her bright red hair, large eyes and pale skin, Casati cast an equally striking and intimidating figure. The undeniable predecessor for today’s Lady Gaga-types, she repeatedly shocked polite European taste with her audacious, unbridled approach to self-ornamentation. Animals, alive or … Continue reading Born on this day in fashion history: Marchesa Luisa Casati

Born on this day in fashion: Christian Dior and Cristobal Balenciaga, Part II

January 21, 2015January 22, 2015 by Christine Zhu

If Cristobal Balenciaga were still alive today, he would have turned the formidable age of 119. His house, which had its first Paris fashion show in August 1937 and thrives today under the tutelage of American designer, Alexander Wang, is seventy-six years old. Seventy-six years. In three quarters of a century, fashion has been shaken by revolutions, quakes, resurgences, it’s … Continue reading Born on this day in fashion: Christian Dior and Cristobal Balenciaga, Part II