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Grannies on the Red Carpet, 2024
It’s not every day that older women can steal the show on the red carpet. However, that was the case recently when Chang Li Hua and Yi Yan Fuei showed up in Hollywood dressed in custom Rodarte. Vogue even took … Continue reading
Dog Days of Summer
It’s hot where I live in Southern California, although I’m close enough to the ocean to get some cool breezes. I dress for the heat in light weight pants and cotton shirts, preferably very thin Indian cotton. However, many women choose … Continue reading
Posted in 1960s, 1970s, General
Tagged colors, sheath dress, shift dress, textile patterns
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Barbie Gets Old
In her long career, Barbie has been a lot of things—an astronaut, a teacher, a doctor, and more. One thing she’s never been is old. The Barbie of my day had unreal body proportions and permanently misshapen feet. Not yet … Continue reading
Oldsters at the Pride Parade
If you associate gay pride events with young men in colorful costumes, then you are probably overlooking the older women who are also part of the parade. The lesbians who took part in the Gay Rights’ movement of the 1960s … Continue reading
First Prudential Outing, Los Angeles 1908
In 1908, it was not yet clear that Los Angeles would become the megalopolis that it is today. San Francisco was the dominant city in the state at the turn of the century, but things were beginning to change. While … Continue reading
Willa Cather’s Portrait
In 1923 when American writer Willa Cather was fifty, the Omaha Society of Fine Arts from her home state of Nebraska put together $1000 to commission a portrait for the Omaha Public Library. By then, she was already famous, with … Continue reading
My Family, Post War
I discovered this treasure while cleaning out my mother’s house in preparation for her move to a board and care home. It features my mother’s family on the steps of their house in South Chicago. If asked, I think I … Continue reading
What to Wear to a Picnic, 1969
So much information on this snapshot—enough to make any historian’s heart beat faster! We have not only the names of the picnickers and the place they were meeting, but also the exact date. If I’m not mistaken, this is an … Continue reading
Lois Alexander and the Black Fashion Museum
Most fashion museums focus on the works of famous designers and the clothes of the well-off women who supported them. The Black Fashion Museum, which existed from 1979 to 2007, had a different mission. Under the leadership of the visionary … Continue reading
Posted in 1970s, 1980s, 1990, 2000s
Tagged African American, colors, designers, New York, textile patterns, Washington DC
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Celebrating their 90th Birthdays, 1949
This celebratory photo marks the ninetieth birthdays of Effie Appleby and Amy Bigelow. Both were members of the Women’s Guild of the Pilgrim Congregational Church in Madison, Wisconsin, which threw a party in their honor. The photo description explains that … Continue reading