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Fashion History Talks! In conversation with Janine of Guermantes Vintage

by Cassidy Zachary

“For me vintage clothing fuses these two ideas — the power of a transportive essential memory, and the magic and sublime quality of art, the mythic quality that clothing can impart to its wearer.” For the longest time, I associated the term “vintage” with only the most accessible of period garments. I often come upon cotton … Continue reading Fashion History Talks! In conversation with Janine of Guermantes Vintage

Fashion History Talks! In conversation with fashion historian Lydia Edwards

by Cassidy Zachary

“Since I was four years old and wanted to be a ‘knight in shining armour’ (definitely not a damsel in distress), dress history has been present in my life.” –Lydia Edwards I have said it before and I will say it again: clothing speaks, or as haute couturier Paul Poiret pointed out, they sing: “A … Continue reading Fashion History Talks! In conversation with fashion historian Lydia Edwards