Judith Leiber: "Hitler put me in the Handbag business"
As a young woman, Judit Pető, was sent to Kings College London to study chemistry, but World War 2 intervened. She was quoted to have said...
Anything can be a hat. Elsa Schiaparelli & Surrealism
This meeting between a dumpy tree frog and an African queen butterfly was captured by freelance photographer, Kurit Afsheenutside outside...
In your Easter bonnet with all the frills upon it...
Wishing you a Peaceful Passover & Happy Easter I remember my grandmother's closet and being fascinated by all the hats lovingly stored...
Something to wet your appetite
Not sure which title I like better for this piece: Oodles of Noodles or Not for the Gluten Free. I'm taking a little breather from my...
Veganism, sustainability & what the heck should we wear!?
My creation, the Alice in Wonderland coat that my friend Sara tried on. Photograph by Richard Carey of Rundown Studios I'm not going to...
Purple Reign
From Prince(s) to Pontiffs No color is more closely associated with royalty than the color purple. Cleopatra had 20,00 snails soak for...
What do mystics, Oliver Sacks and Blue Jeans have in common?
Showing the layering process of dying with natural indigo. This image shows the saturation of a cloth from zero to ten dips. Blue Gold...
Killer Green
One doctor, after examining the gown of a fashionable London hostess, found 60 grams of the arsenic based dye per square yard... enough...
Seeing Red
I honestly do not know if this dress is an original by Mariano Fortuny, but it's a splendid reproduction if it's not. I found it on a...
Hercules: the slave, the chef, the dandy and the free man.
What is believed to be a portrait of George Washington's Chef, Hercules. "After a long day in president George Washington’s executive...
