After the dust of WWII had settled, Congolese soldiers brought Parisian fashions back to the Congo. This is a great example of the cultural exchange which occurs during wartime. As deplorable and devastating as war is, it does act as a vehicle for ideas, food and….fashion! It’s interesting to see how the poverty stricken regions of… Continue reading La Sapeurs: Dandies of the Congo
Author: cliocult
If you're reading this, you're probably semi-curious about history, culture and fashion, and wondering who the heck has been writing these wonderful pieces about yester-year and sartorial subject matter! ;) Well, I have a BA in Social History, through Empire State College, and an MA in Costume History, through NYU Steinhardt. My love of fashion and textile history dovetails neatly somewhere in between the region of my over-stuffed walk-in closet (where my cherished vintage wardrobe lives), and my role as a fashion researcher and curatorial assistant intern. Basically, I wear the history that I so adore on my back!
An Ongoing Romance: Ballets Russes and Fashion
The relationship with art and society has always existed as a symbiosis, where ideas go back-and-forth, are reconsidered, reimagined, and then are left for interpretation. One of my favorite dialogues between society and art happens to be between Serge Diaghilev’s Ballets Russes and exoticism… Continue reading An Ongoing Romance: Ballets Russes and Fashion
In the Pantheon of gods, there are mortals, too…..
Today marks the birthday of Ruby Bridges (b. September 8, 1954), who, at the age of six, endured a trial that would have crushed most adults in its burdensome heft. In the scheme of history, Bridge… Source: In the Pantheon of gods, there are mortals, too…..
In the Pantheon of gods, there are mortals too…..
Today marks the birthday of Ruby Bridges (b. September 8, 1954), who, at the age of six, endured a trial that would have crushed most adults in its burdensome heft. In the scheme of history, Bridges was the first black student to attend an all-white elementary school in the American south. But, what what does… Continue reading In the Pantheon of gods, there are mortals too…..
Charles Lindbergh: Fixed in Firmament
Charles Lindbergh: Fixed in Firmament.
Charles Lindbergh: Fixed in Firmament
I confess that I adore bold people. (with the exception of people who get too bold on the Jersey Turnpike) I get a tingling sensation down to the end of my toes anytime I read about people pursuing what they believe in, and that feeling becomes inflamed when the pursuit is “against all odds.” Maybe… Continue reading Charles Lindbergh: Fixed in Firmament
Colette…Fantasy dissolves into flesh
Colette…Fantasy dissolves into flesh.
Colette…Fantasy dissolves into flesh
Colette…Fantasy into flesh On January 28th, 1873 Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette was born. Who would have imagined that in twenty years time she would start a revolution with her bare breast, provoke the minds of Europe with her pen and wake up the conscience of society with a kiss? Colette was a writer, a dancer, a stage-performer… Continue reading Colette…Fantasy dissolves into flesh
