It was the news that shook the fashion world; Christian Dior passes away in 1957. This sent a shockwave, it was a gasp that only happens when powerhouse has fallen. Paris had lost its most influential couturier, the man who had resurrected French fashion after the war and restored the city’s claim as the capitalContinue reading “How the Fashion World Reacted to Dior’s Death”
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Hubert de Givenchy arrives at Lucien Lelong
The couturier who shaped a generation and the young designer. When people talk about the lineage of French couture, they often jump from Chanel to Dior to Givenchy but the thread that connects them is Lucien Lelong. He was a quiet gentleman of modern couture, the man who kept Paris fashion alive during the war, and the mentorContinue reading “Hubert de Givenchy arrives at Lucien Lelong”
1920s Beauty Ads
Even as women quietly rebelled with rouge, and lipstick, beauty companies had to tread carefully. Makeup was still considered bold, even going so far as to refer make-up as improper, so brands developed a clever vocabulary that let women buy cosmetics without ever admitting they were buying make-up. Here are some of the most commonContinue reading “1920s Beauty Ads”
Mercury, Arsenic, Belladonna, Vermilion in Makeup, Oh My!
Other Toxic Beauty Ingredients of the 18th Century The beauty routines of Mozart’s world were glamorous, theatrical, and let’s be real shockingly poisonous. Lead wasn’t the only wicked ingredient in makeup, perhaps lead in makeup is considered villainous. Gasp! Lead in makeup?! How about these other common go-to just as equally dangerous, villainous, wicked ingredientsContinue reading “Mercury, Arsenic, Belladonna, Vermilion in Makeup, Oh My!”
Part I: Balenciaga & Dior: The Master and the Modern Romantic
Dior called Balenciaga “the master of us all.” When Christian Dior burst onto the postwar scene in 1947 with the New Look, the fashion world treated him like a revelation — a visionary who revived Paris couture with a single, sweeping silhouette. But behind the acclaim stood a quieter, older figure whose influence Dior never denied: Cristóbal Balenciaga,Continue reading “Part I: Balenciaga & Dior: The Master and the Modern Romantic”
Part II: Balenciaga Arrives in Paris (1937)
How a Spanish Master Quietly Rewired the Capital of Couture When Cristóbal Balenciaga arrived in Paris in 1937, he did not come as an unknown hopeful. He came as a fully formed master, meaning a designer already revered in Spain, already dressing aristocrats, already shaping silhouettes with a precision that bordered on architectural. But ParisContinue reading “Part II: Balenciaga Arrives in Paris (1937)”
