The fashion world brims with origin stories. There’s Coco Chanel popularizing the little black dress in the cocktail culture of the 1920s. There’s Mary Quant staking claim to the miniskirt in London’s ...
Diners who eat at The Poodle Skirt will get a taste of the past along with their meals. The restaurant’s decor makes visiting it like stepping into a time machine. The destination is the 1950s, when ...
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Juli Lynne Charlot was married to a viscount when she developed designs worn by the future Queen Elizabeth and a bevy of teenagers. This article is also available as a weekly newsletter, “Life Stories ...
What’s a nice Jewish viscountess to do when she has a title but no money, a party invitation but no clothes and a pair of scissors but no sewing skills? Invent the poodle skirt, of course. That, quite ...