Fashion history is littered with different honorifics for designers. Jeanne Lanvin was the Mother of Fashion. And Norman Hartnell was the First Knight of Fashion. But do you know who the King of Fashion was? Paul Poiret was born in the nineteenth century and made […]

Madeleine Vionnet is not a household name by any stretch. However, although we don’t all inherently know her, she made an incredible impact on modern fashion history. The French fashion designer was a contemporary of Coco Chanel and Paul Poiret, and was considered one of […]

In these difficult and uncertain times, it is nice to focus on the lovely things in life. The Dior: Designer of Dreams exhibition has to be the most impressive exhibition I’ve ever seen, and I don’t know that it will ever be topped. (A Norman […]

This is going to be a faster post, but I wanted to share this with you right away! The Bata Shoe Museum was absolutely a high point in my recent trip to Toronto. I knew that I would love my tea at the Fairmont and […]

According to recent press releases, the Dior: Designer of Dreams exhibition at the V&A is the museum’s most successful. Almost 600,000 visitors (including me) saw the exhibition. (Fun fact: the Alexander McQueen exhibition in 2015 had just under 500,000 visitors.) I have to admit, in […]