Eliza Vincz in the 18th-century style robe à la française that got her denied entry to the Metropolitan Museum. (photo courtesy Eliza Vincz) If it’s not the night of the Met Gala, guests in elaborate ...

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More than 200 years have passed since Ann Northrop Taylor posed in her elegant burgundy silk gown for a portrait painted by Ralph Earl which now hangs in the New Milford Historical Society. Remarkably ...

It may look like an exhibit at the Costume Institute but Belgian artist Isabelle de Borchagrave's collection of period costumes at Hillwood Estate, transcends the bounds of fashion. At Pret-a-Papier, ...

Portrait of a woman wearing a gold-trimmed silver satin gown and a floral corsage with a red cabochon and teardrop pearl brooch. Posed in front of a red drape and a monumental column, 18th Century Oil ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X Clothing in colonial America was extremely expensive due to the high prices of fabric. As a ...

Clothing is communication; it's a language we unconsciously absorb. And as with any language, the finer points bring the vocabulary together. When Janelle Monae walked the red carpet at the Oscars, we ...

HoYeon gave us a lesson in fashion history on Sunday when she walked the red carpet at the Critics' Choice Awards in a Louis Vuitton dress that paid a striking tribute to 18th-century style. HoYeon's ...