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A History of Style: Fashion Inspired by Debbie Harry

May 13, 2012 Ashley - Flagler College A History of Style, Debbie Harry, Fashion Inspiration, Glamour, Graphic Tees, history, Home, Inspiration, Mixed prints, mod, Musician, Punk

When you think of a fashion icon from the past, who is the first person that comes to mind? Marilyn Monroe? Audrey Hepburn? Edie Sedgwick, perhaps? While all three of those women have enviable styles that we absolutely love, there are so many other fashionable women that have graced the history pages. This biweekly column focuses on just that: unexpected and out-of-the-box fashion icons from the past. We [...]

Noted: The Original Instagram

May 4, 2012 chaps676 Apps, art, Chappell, chaps676, history, Home, Instagram, noted, photography, Read

Photo by MarcoSuarez
The story of Instagram is nothing short of epic. With only a dozen employees, the humble photography app gained millions of users in a few short years before it was acquired by Facebook for an unbelievable $1 billion. What the soci…

A History of Style: Fashion Inspired by C. Z. Guest

April 29, 2012 Ashley - Flagler College A History of Style, C.Z. Guest, Classic, Fashion Inspiration, history, Home, Inspiration, Preppy, simple

When you think of a fashion icon from the past, who is the first person that comes to mind? Marilyn Monroe? Audrey Hepburn? Edie Sedgwick, perhaps? While all three of those women have enviable styles that we absolutely love, there are so many other fashionable women that have graced the history pages. This biweekly column focuses on just that: unexpected and out-of-the-box fashion icons from the past. We [...]

Women in Power: Rosie the Riveter

April 18, 2012 Sarah - Northeastern University 1940s, history, Home, Inspiration, Rosie the Riveter, Women in Power, Women's Rights

Welcome to one of our newest columns, Women in Power! Inspired by the upcoming election, Women in Power will feature important women in history, outline their accomplishments, and explain how you can honor these amazing ladies in style. Photo: J. Howard Miller, poster used by War Production Co-ordinating Committee via Wikimedia Commons Editor’s Note: In [...]

Gunta Stölzel and the Art of the Loom

April 16, 2012 lkmccray Bauhaus, Gunta Stolzel, history, Home, Linzee McCray, lkmccray, Read, weaving, women's history

Photo by guntastolzl.org“Women’s work.” It’s a phrase that’s often applied to tasks viewed as simple, routine, and “soft.” It’s a point of view made plain, surprisingly, at an avant gárde training ground for architects, artists, and de…

A History of Style: Fashion Inspired by Pam Grier

April 15, 2012 Ashley - Flagler College 1970s, A History of Style, actress, Fashion Inspiration, history, Home, Inspiration, Pam Grier

When you think of a fashion icon from the past, who is the first person that comes to mind? Marilyn Monroe? Audrey Hepburn? Edie Sedgwick, perhaps? While all three of those women have enviable styles that we absolutely love, there are so many other fashionable women that have graced the history pages. This biweekly column focuses on just that: unexpected and out-of-the-box fashion icons from the past. We [...]

A History of Style: Fashion Inspired by Isadora Duncan

April 1, 2012 Ashley - Flagler College A History of Style, dance, Fashion Inspiration, history, Home, Inspiration, Isadora Duncan

When you think of a fashion icon from the past, who is the first person that comes to mind? Marilyn Monroe? Audrey Hepburn? Edie Sedgwick, perhaps? While all three of those women have enviable styles that we absolutely love, there are so many other fashionable women that have graced the history pages. This biweekly column focuses on just that: unexpected and out-of-the-box fashion icons from the past. [...]

A History of Style: Fashion Inspired by Cyndi Lauper

March 18, 2012 Ashley - Flagler College 1980s, A History of Style, Cyndi Lauper, Fashion Inspiration, history, Home, Inspiration, music, Musician

When you think of a fashion icon from the past, who is the first person that comes to mind? Marilyn Monroe? Audrey Hepburn? Edie Sedgwick, perhaps? While all three of those women have enviable styles that we absolutely love, there are so many other fashionable women that have graced the history pages. This biweekly column focuses on just that: unexpected and out-of-the-box fashion icons from the past. [...]

Crinolines and Spanx: Modernizing Women’s Shapewear

March 17, 2012 chaps676 Chappell, chaps676, garments, history, Home, Read, undergarments, underwear

Photo by Swank Underpinnings
A few years ago, I read a blog post by Jenny of Chronically Uncool; she’d decided to wear a crinoline under her dress and wondered what kind of reactions the added, fluffy volume of the skirt would elicit. She descr…

Japan and the Crazy Quilt

March 9, 2012 chaps676 Chappell, chaps676, history, Home, japan, needlecraft, quilting, quilts, Read, textiles

Photo by Gentlemanly Pursuits
Closed to outsiders until 1854, Japan was a focus of fascination for much of the Western world. The 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia gave Americans their first look at the Eastern nation’s artistic style. S…

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