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Charles James - Style Icon1 comment

S.P.A. wrote 1 week ago: Charles James (18 July 1906 in Sandhurst – September 23, 1978 in New York City) was a fashion … more →

Tags: Read, New York, Fashion, New York City, style icon, Chicago, Cecil Beaton, Chelsea Hotel, Long Island

2013 New York Giants Rookie Camp Preview

heynardo wrote 1 month ago: Photo Credit: Giants.com Rookie camp starts tonight with a meeting for roughly 25 players hoping to … more →

Tags: New York Giants, NFL, Football, Big Blue, Tom Coughlin, big blue interactive, In Reese We Trust, Jerry Reese, Ryan Nassib

Wordless Wednesday

midnightlaura wrote 1 month ago:   Evening Dresses, American (New York City), 1950. Held at The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston … more →

Tags: Wordless Wednesday, Silk, dress, Dresses, 1950, 1950s, Wordless Wednesday, museum, Fine Art

2013 NFL Draft: New York Giants' Undrafted Free Agent Signings

rush2323 wrote 1 month ago: Agony turned to joy for a few college athletes who didn’t hear their names called this weekend … more →

Tags: NFL Draft, NY Giants, NY Giants Defense, Etienne Sabino, Giants, New York, Undrafted, victor cruz

2013 NFL Draft: New York Giants' Undrafted Free Agent Signings

John Fennelly wrote 1 month ago: Agony turned to joy for a few college athletes who didn’t hear their names called this weekend … more →

Tags: NFL Draft, NY Giants, NY Giants Defense, Etienne Sabino, Giants, New York, Undrafted, victor cruz

Designer Profile : Charles James1 comment

charlotterowanscott wrote 1 month ago: ‘Four Leaf Clover’ ballgown, 1953 ‘Gothic’ coat, 1954 (back) Dress, 1952 Jac … more →

Tags: Fashion, Project : The American Dream, 1950s, designer, pattern cutting, Couture

New post on my tumblr: fashioninhistory: ‘La Sirène’ Charles James 1939 The tapered...

nadiathinks wrote 2 months ago: fashioninhistory: ‘La Sirène’ Charles James 1939 The tapered front spinelike element, supporting pro … more →

Tags: Fashion, Dresses, Gowns, Evening Gown, historic fashion, Archives, 1939, Metropolitan Museum of Art

Even Divided, Congress Can Still Fix Merger Clearance This Term1 comment

anantitrust wrote 3 months ago: With Republicans controlling the House and Democrats the Senate, and rancor over immigration, gun co … more →

Tags: Federal Trade Commission, Antitrust Division, Merger Clearance, DoJ, FTC, Sherman Act, Senate, house, merger

'I Vant To Be Alone With Your Husband': NYC Neighbors Greta Garbo And Valentina Schlee'

landlordrocknyc wrote 3 months ago: “Mainbocher unquestionably made the Duchess of Windsor look like a lady; for the same price, I … more →

Tags: Shop Like a Leviev: Buying New York, The Multi- Million, the way they were, Landlordrocknyc Design, Only in New York: Bergdorf's and Housing Court, Landlordrocknyc Fashion, How The 1% Shops, Greta Garbo, Valentina, Valentina Schlee

Cock Your Pistol

Elyse Bruce wrote 5 months ago: If you have a friend who tells you to cock your pistol, it means that whatever your fried is about t … more →

Tags: Idioms from the 20th Century, Idioms from the 19th Century, memphis minnie, Tennessee Ernie Ford, Lucille Ball, i love lucy, lucille ball and desi arnaz, cock your pistol, P. W. Joyce

Mystery Monday: Charles James, American Couturier

Laura Peluso wrote 5 months ago: Readers, thank you for your patience this past week. Here is the solution to last Monday’s mys … more →

Tags: Mystery Mondays, 20th Century Fashion History, 1950s fashion, 1940s Fashion, Mystery Monday

Man Suspected Of Sexually Assaulting Lancaster Girl Nabbed In South Carolina

Debbie Meron wrote 5 months ago: [worldnow id=8106795 width=420 height=315 type=video] LANCASTER (CBSLA.com) — A man suspected of sex … more →

Tags: News, Local, watch & listen, arrested, Lancaster, South Carolina, alleged sexual assault, East Avenue J-8, Alleged Sexual Attack

Lancaster Police Identify Man Suspected Of Sexually Assaulting 14-Year-Old Girl1 comment

Debbie Meron wrote 5 months ago: [worldnow id=8106795 width=420 height=315 type=video] LANCASTER (CBSLA.com) — Police have identified … more →

Tags: News, Local, watch & listen, Syndicated Local, Lancaster, 14 year old girl, sexually assaulted, alleged sexual assault, walking to school

Vintersolståndet8 comments

F. Meingast | Halldóra wrote 7 months ago: — Vintersolståndet:  the winter solstice in Swedish, phenomenon which largely influenced the conceiv … more →

Tags: Magazine, model, Fashion, Photography, Vogue, Painting, Elle, Beauty, vogue

Charles James (American, 1906–1978)

lovinglifeandbeingabitch wrote 9 months ago: C      H      A      R      L      E      S              J      A      M      E      S              … more →

Tags: fashion design, American fashion

2012 Football, Game 1: The Citadel vs. Charleston Southern

Sandlapper Spike wrote 9 months ago: Ah, football. So glad to see you again, old friend. The offseason was long and hard. The lack of a w … more →

Tags: Football, The Citadel., Cass Couey, Charleston Southern, Chris Billingslea, Derek Douglas, Georgia Southern, Kevin Higgins, Mike Sellers

August 8, 1902

Today in Labor History wrote 10 months ago: Delegates to the St. Paul Trades and Labor Assembly elect 35-year-old Charles James, leader of the B … more →

Tags: 1900 - 1909, Labor History, Labor, union, History, Working Class, St. Paul

Fashion in Black & White- Part III, Flowers1 comment

Keren Ben-Horin wrote 11 months ago: In the last two posts, I have introduced how fashion designers structure garments in black and white … more →

Tags: Research, Coco Chanel, Christian Dior, Irving Penn, Rodarte, Vogue, House of Chanel, house of Dior, John Galliano

Fashion in Black & White- Part II, Lace2 comments

Keren Ben-Horin wrote 11 months ago: Last week I introduced several examples that show how fashion designers use the combination of black … more →

Tags: Research, Christian Lacroix, fashion in black & white, House of Chanel, Karl Lagerfeld, lace, museum at fit, Paul Poiret, The Costume Institute


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