#American fashion designers

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Dress by Hattie Carnegie, 1939 Photographer: Horst P. Horst (American, born Germany; 1906–1999) Archival pigment print, printed later; number one from an edition of five Christie’s, New York

Published: Vogue, “Fashion: Country Dinner: Skirts or Trousers?” June 15, 1939, p. 48

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more alice art

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Emile Masson, Self-Portrait in the Artist's Studio, 1862, ink wash and watercolor on paper.

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the vintage dress i’m hand embroidering in between holiday commissions is coming along nicely 💘☁️ once i’m done filling in the heart i’ll be adding some detail to the handle & it’ll be done!

(update: this dress is finished! ❤️ and sold)

more embroidery on my etsy 🎀

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Rapsody wearing custom Grace Jones gown by Saint Jermaine at the 2025 Grammys

'What if it took 13 artisans, 10 days, 2500 cowrie shells, 60 hours of hand sewing, 4 fittings, a chain stitcher, students from a Brooklyn nonprofit, and a Grammy winner to pull this off? Yeah, we wouldn’t believe it either!'

In African traditions, cowrie shells are believed to offer protection from evil.

The National Museum of African American History and Culture notes:

'Knowing that Africans used cowries as charms for protection, historians speculate the cowries may have been brought to America as talismans to resist enslavement.'

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Designer Spotlight: Christian Dior in the late 1940s

“Simplicity, good taste, and grooming are the three fundamentals of good dressing.” – Christian Dior

After the austere styles of the WW II years, Dior took the fashion industry by storm with his line The New Look. The cut featured rounded shoulders, a cinched waist, and very full skirt. The New Look celebrated ultra-femininity and a return to opulence in women's fashion.

Richard Avadon (American, 1923 - 2004) • The New Look of Dior, Place de la Concorde, Paris, August 1947

Evening coat • Fall/winter 1947–48

Dior styles were often given titles:

Right: Dior's 1947 debut was dubbed the "Bar Suit", it is the most iconic Dior creation.

Left: "Abandon" • 1948-1949

"Mystère" • 1948-1949

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Evening dress, Designer Dora Floerckey, 1885–89, American, silk, glass, cotton

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“No Time For Love” by Chloë Sevigny (2015).

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Worthington Whittredge (American), Interior of a Westphalian Cottage, 1852, oil on canvas.