In this lustrous nonfiction picture book biography, meet Black fashion icon and design pioneer Zelda Wynn Valdes, whose dresses, gowns, and costume...
Zelda Wynn Valdes
Zelda Barbour Wynn Valdes (June 28, 1905 - September 26, 2001)[1] was an American fashion designer.
Zelda Wynn, Fashion Designer to the Stars (Published 2019)
She worked her way up from a stockroom worker to specializing in accentuating the curves of performers like Dorothy Dandridge, Mae West and Eartha Kitt.
Defying Gravity - The Metropolitan Museum of Art
Learn about the transformative collaboration between the designer Zelda Wynn Valdes and the entertainer Joyce Bryant.
From Besson's Dracula to Coppola: the works of art that inspired costume designer Eiko Ishioka
As Luc Besson's new Dracula - Love Lost brings the myth back to the movies, the appeal of the costumes designed by Eiko Ishioka for Coppola's 1992 film resurfaces. Clothes that transformed the vampire into an aesthetic icon, fusing art, symbolism and distant cultures.
Relics and Rarities
National Association of Fashion and Accessory Designers (NAFAD) Collection An inventory of the collection at Syracuse University
The National Association of Fashion and Accessory Designers (NAFAD) was a trade group founded in 1949 in New York City for Black fashion professionals, who had been largely blocked from entree into the fashion industry. It was founded by Mary McCleod Bethune-Cookman and Jeanetta Welch Brown, both of whom had been actively involved in championing professional opportunities for Black women. NAFAD's work created bridges between Black fashion industry professionals and mainstream "gatekeepers" such as Vogue magazine, the Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute, and the world of Seventh Avenue designers and couturiers.
The History of Fashion Through The Decades - GLAM OBSERVER
Let’s delve into the fascinating history of fashion through the decades and explore the history from the 1900s until the present day.
25 Must-see Costume Museums For A Fashion Enthusiast - SewGuide
If you are a fashion aficionado who is passionate about the costumes of the world, you are going to feel like Alice-in-her-wonderland after going through the
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It’s like this: Why perceptions are our realities - Flux
Cecilia Bleasdale just needed a dress to wear to her daughter’s wedding. She had no idea what was about to happen. After considering several frocks, she sent photos of three to her daughter, Grace, informing her she’d purchased one of them. “Oh, the white and gold one?” Grace replied. “No,” Cecilia answered. “It’s blue and […]
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Incroyable photo de Fontainebleau signée Stéphane Mahé de @reuters.com, vue sur le live du Monde L'incendie semble avoir aspiré les couleurs de la forêt comme dans un livre de Lovecraft, à l'exception du rouge vif du panneau qui donne tout sa dimension tragique à cette image.
Nightcrawling by Leila Mottley | East Bay Booksellers
NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER • AN OPRAH BOOK CLUB PICK • A dazzling novel about a young Black woman who walks the streets of Oakland and stumbles headlong into the failure of its justice system.
Internet Archive Blogs | Updates from the Internet Archive
Internet Archive’s latest Artist in Residence, Cindy Rehm, has created The Seers, a project comprised of one hundred college drawings using images largely sourced from historic books at the Internet Archive. The Seers is inspired by the work of Hélène Cixous and Carolee Schneemann around their interest in the creative process, and mysticism often centered in the figure of the cat. Rehm searched historic books related to women and their feline companions including books on the history of cats in mysticism and witchcraft. For her collages, she gleaned images for their aesthetic and symbolic resonance, focusing on books related to histories of women including books on textiles and handiwork, art history, nature, cats, and other creatures.
GLITCHWEAR
Experience the future of fashion with woven glitch sweaters – where traditional craftsmanship meets digital disruption, creating a mesmerizing blend of art and innovation that challenges the very fabric of style.
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Meet Your Favorite Menswear Expert’s Favorite Menswear Experts
Enjoyed this Esquire feature on the Churchwell brothers. IMO, they are among the last elegantly dressed men in the United States. Notably…
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