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FASHION HISTORY MUSEUM
Curator's Blog
While conducting research, FHM Curator & Director, Jonathan Walford, often runs across interesting fashion-related stories and shares them through this blog.
Have a Crepey Halloween
Crepe paper Halloween dress, hat and mask, late 1920s The origin of crepe paper is a bit murky. It appears to have been developed in...
Jonathan Walford
Nov 1, 2020
Would the Real Rosy the Riveter Please Stand Up...
In 1943 Redd Evans and John Jacob Loeb wrote a song about a munitions worker who "keeps a sharp lookout for sabotage / sitting up there...
Jonathan Walford
Aug 27, 2020
That Time Chanel Went to Hollywood
On January 19, 1931, the New York Times reported film producer Samuel Goldwyn’s announcement: “After more than three years of constant...
Jonathan Walford
Aug 22, 2020
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