The mid-20th-century designer put common sense back in American womenswear.

A new book recognizes Claire McCardell as a pioneer of American womenswear as we know it ...

Girls' tomato clubs in the early 20th century were an important educational and financial opportunity for women in the South.

How Claire McCardell changed women’s fashion ...

The elegance of the Edwardian age, from classical painting to dazzling tiaras and Fabergé figurines, is on view at Buckingham ...

The photo captured at Monastiraki in early 20th-century Athens, shows the contrast between fustanella-clad gentlemen and ...

Lipstick has always been more than just makeup it reflects beauty trends, power, and even protest. From ancient formulas to ...

In the early 1800s, the first swimsuits for women were known as “bathing costumes” — modest, full-coverage garments designed ...

The Palais Galliera celebrates the elegance of women's fashion in the Age of Enlightenment with the "Passion XVIIIe siècle" ...

Julie Hart Beers was among the dozens of women who made their mark in majestic landscape painting despite the obstacles.

In Whiskerology, Sarah Gold McBride combs through a bristling, tangled mess of data, facts and theories about gender, race, ...

In the 20th century, actresses and royals alike donned delicate dresses woven with spun-glass threads. More recently, ...