Tag: Fashion

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

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

On this day in fashion history: Jackie Kennedy was elected First Lady of Style

by Cassidy Zachary

On this day in 1961, Jackie Kennedy was elected the new American fashion icon and milliner Halston became a house-hold name. (Oh, and John F. Kennedy was sworn in as the 35th President of the United States.) Young and beautiful, Jackie was an exemplar of early 1960s elegance and sophistication and a much welcomed breathe of … Continue reading On this day in fashion history: Jackie Kennedy was elected First Lady of Style