But Claire McCardell was a pioneering outlier. From the 1930s to the 1950s this designer found freedom creating affordable, ...

Throughout history, clothing has not only served as a basic necessity but has also been a powerful form of expression, a ...

Nichols, a fashion devotee and the founder of Vintage Frills Chicago, felt the impact of vintage myths first-hand, now ...

Every day starts the same for the Boldridge family: grooming, cleaning and taking care of their horses. “Our family has been involved with horses since 1870,” said Patty Boldridge, an equestrian rider ...

“Cupid and Co.” was most likely the firm of Joseph Mansell, a lace-paper and stationary company that manufactured large numbers of valentines between the 1840s and 1860s – and also just happened to ...

Sarah Boone, a formerly enslaved woman, transformed a plank of wood into the first cousin of the ironing board used today.

FORT MOSE 1738, a designer fashion collection, combines West African traditional textiles and prints with western silhouettes.

Shay Ryan Olmstead is a legal historian and lecturer of women’s, gender and sexuality studies at Rochester Institute of ...

Sarah Wasilak is a published writer, podcast host, and content creator. She writes across the fashion, fitness, and lifestyle categories with a strong focus on amplifying minority voices in her ...

The film about the 1870s-era house was sponsored by the parks department’s historic preservation and tourism program, and it premiered on Nov. 16 at the George Washington Carver Cultural Center and ...