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Wearing Wool, All Summer Long
Sheep wear wool in the summer, but then again, they live in Scotland. Or Ireland. Or other cool places with low stone walls. For the rest of us, we want less fur (or fur-based fabric) on sweltering...
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Remembering Bloomingdale’s Chairman, the Dearly Departed Martin Traub, 1925-2012
Marvin Traub was a retailer who brought theater into the department store world with opulent merchandising displays. The passing of Marvin Traub this Wednesday, the former chairman and chief executive...
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Stockings Series, Part 3: Ads from the Archives, 1890-1939
An 1891 Ivory ad blamed the wrong brand of soap for ruining stockings. “Just see, father, how this stocking is ruined, and I’ve only worn it once. I though it was because Jane had rubbed it too...
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Orlon! Dacron! Antron! The Great American Knits of Fall 1965
An ad for fall knits from the New York Times. “Is the knitted way of life your life?” —The Great American Knits Fall 1965 DuPont certainly hoped so. On a recent trip to visit my family in Delaware I...
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As a Matter of Fact: Jockeys, Tartans and Cowboy Glam
Nudie’s Rodeo Tailors original label featured a topless cowgirl (left) who got a fringed bolero in 1963. Image: Collectors Weekly Until this week, I didn’t know much about how cowboys began wearing...
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This 105-Year-Old Made Marilyn Monroe’s Earrings
By now, I’m sure Threaded readers know that I derive great satisfaction – or some might say, nerd out – uncovering the social and historical context of clothing. One of my projects, Worn Stories, does...
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A Refreshing Take on Fashion Television: A Q&A with L.A. Frock Stars’ Star...
The Way We Wore team, from left, Jascmeen Bush, Shelly Lyn, owner Doris Raymond, Sarah Bergman, Kyle Blackmon (c) NHNZ If your wardrobe is seriously lacking the next time you have a red carpet event...
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The Story of Elizabeth Keckley, Former-Slave-Turned-Mrs. Lincoln’s Dressmaker
Mary T. & Lizzy K. runs through May 5, 2013, at Arena Stage at the Mead Center for American Theater. Illustration by Jody Hewgill. Elizabeth Keckley was born into slavery in 1818 in Virginia....
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