current events and fashion history

5 min read 2020-09-11 22:08:00

History in the Making: 1918 Influenza Pandemic Masks in California

By Heather Vaughan Lee The longer we wear masks, the more they seem to become a part of the fashion production system. I got curious about the masks

1 min read 2020-09-11 22:08:00

The longer we wear masks, the more they seem to become a part of the fashion production system. I got curious about the masks worn during 1918 Flu

6 min read 2020-08-19 03:18:00

By Heather Vaughan Lee Tailored Suit, 1904-1906, William Boeklage label. (Daughters of the American Revolution Museum) 2011.12.2.A” and

1 min read 2020-08-19 03:18:00

One hundred years ago today, on August 18, 1920, it became illegal to deny voting rights in the United States on the basis of sex. It was a major

6 min read 2019-12-02 22:30:33

By Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell The ambitious goal of trying to fit the whole history of Paris fashion into one exhibition was always doomed to fail.

1 min read 2019-12-02 22:30:33

The ambitious goal of trying to fit the whole history of Paris fashion into one exhibition was always doomed to fail. Paris, Capital of Fashion (on

1 min read 2019-11-07 22:30:27

By Heather Vaughan Lee In the coming weeks and months, I’m planning to give you a sneak-peek into my new book Artifacts from American Fashion

5 min read 2019-11-07 22:30:27

By Heather Vaughan Lee In the coming weeks and months, I’m planning to give you a sneak-peek into my new book Artifacts from American Fashion

1 min read 2019-11-05 23:00:46

By Heather Vaughan Lee While working as part of the curatorial staff on the 2017 exhibition Material Culture: Form, Function & Fashion at Turtle

1 min read 2019-11-05 23:00:46

By Heather Vaughan Lee While working as part of the curatorial staff on the 2017 exhibition Material Culture: Form, Function & Fashion at Turtle

1 min read 2019-11-02 01:46:00

By Amanda Kramp, Guest Contributor Editors Note: I’m thrilled to share this guest post by the Assistant Curator of Collections at Turtle Bay

3 min read 2019-11-02 01:46:00

By Amanda Kramp, Guest Contributor Editors Note: I’m thrilled to share this guest post by the Assistant Curator of Collections at Turtle Bay

6 min read 2019-10-24 03:41:46

By Heather Vaughan Lee A rare opportunity to curate a fashion exhibition of objects held and worn by local collector presented itself to me back in

10 min read 2019-06-25 23:00:32

The Final Galleries of the Met’s current exhibition, Notes on Camp Editors Note: I am pleased to share Nadine’s Stewart’s review of the Met

4 min read 2019-04-02 11:47:13

Jezebel is re-promoting a maxi dress article they published in 2015 that mentions something I’d written on the maxi dress from 2008. The 1,000+