Paul Poiret – CASSIDY ZACHARY

Fashion History Talks! In conversation with Jessica Pushor, Costumes Collections Manager for the Chicago History Museum

December 10, 2017December 10, 2017 by Cassidy Zachary

Type the word “dress” into the Chicago History Museum’s online search engine and the first piece of clothing to come up is an exquisite silk satin and taffeta wedding bodice from the year 1896. A zoom feature allows you to take a better look at the piece covered in sparkling rhinestones, pearls and silver cording. It … Continue reading Fashion History Talks! In conversation with Jessica Pushor, Costumes Collections Manager for the Chicago History Museum

The Art of Imitation: Edward Steichen’s Modern Fashion Photographs of 1911

July 16, 2015July 16, 2015 by Cassidy Zachary

The birth of modern fashion photography is often credited to a spread by Edward Steichen featured in Art et Décoration magazine in 1911. However, surprisingly little, if any, attention is every given to how Steichen took many of his groundbreaking visual cues from fashion illustration, specifically the work of artists Paul Iribe and Georges Lepape in two luxury, … Continue reading The Art of Imitation: Edward Steichen’s Modern Fashion Photographs of 1911