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August 31, 2022

by Rachel Elspeth Gross

Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, Part II


1856 was a bang-up year for the Countess of Castiglione. She had youth, beauty, access to staggering sums of money, and was wielding influence on a massive scale.
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August 24, 2022

by Rachel Elspeth Gross

Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, Part I


The Countess of Castiglione was something between a spy and an emissary, and her careful machinations changed the very geography of her native Italy.
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July 13, 2022

by Rachel Elspeth Gross , Director of Fashion History

More Than A Muse; Henriette Negrin, the Inventor Behind Fortuny
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June 16, 2022

By Rachel Elspeth Gross, Director of Fashion History

Fashion & Social Impact: Apparel & Dissent
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May 26, 2022

By Rachel Elspeth Gross, Director of Fashion History

Arbiters of Style: The American Look
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May 12, 2022

by Rachel Elspeth Gross , Director of Fashion History

Arbiters of Style: Sportswear History
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April 25, 2022

By Rachel Elspeth Gross, Director of Fashion History

Rita de Acosta Lydig; "as Fantastic as any Character in Romantic Literature. "
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April 20, 2022

By Rachel Elspeth Gross, Director of Fashion History

The Tragic Life (and INCREDIBLE wardrobe) of Heather Firbank
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March 31, 2022

by Rachel Elspeth Gross, Director of Fashion History

William Dorsey Swann: America's First Drag Queen
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March 29, 2022

by Rachel Elspeth Gross, Director of Fashion History

No, You're Not Crazy; Apparel Sizing Makes Zero Sense
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