This year is a flash, a switchover, a bright scintillation on the sharp side of a needle. At Christmas, Queen Victoria travels to the Isle of Wight and begins to die; her son, Edward, is on the throne ...

Fashion reflects society’s values, economic conditions, and cultural shifts throughout history. The evolution of ...

Decades of Fashion 1900 to the Present, a packed coffee table book of over 600 pages, covers more than a century of fashion for the design enthusiast. Black and white and color photography from the ...

Three historic dresses are the featured exhibit called “Lawn & Lace” at the Hancock County Historical Society. This fall marks the final weeks to view the exhibit, which will be removed in mid-October ...

Christian Dior by John Galliano, 2000 - Photo courtesy of Laziz Hameni Valentino, 1972 - Photo courtesy of Laziz Hameni Christian Dior by John Galliano, 1997 - Photo courtesy of Laziz Hameni ...

A Cohasset Historical Society exhibit showcases summer fashion in the early 1900s. The exhibit features "lingerie dresses" made from light materials like cotton lawn and linen. Styles range from the ...

Before Coco Chanel, the fashion world looked to Lady Lucile Duff Gordon for inspiration. The turn of the century designer was known for her wide-brimmed hats and couture dresses, and her ill-fated ...

Mermaids and mermen have been “seen” and pictured since the Babylonian era. In past centuries, Greece, Japan, Ireland, Russia and Scotland have believed in local mermaids. There have been exhibits of ...