A 1970s Pauline Trigere Tulip Print Organza Caftan
A 1920s beaded peach Silk Velvet Party Dress from France
Archive for May, 2011
Summer Finds at The Way We Wore
Monday, May 23rd, 2011Hayden Panettiere in Gown From TWWW in Nylon Magazine
Monday, May 16th, 2011
Actress Hayden Panettiere wears a stunning 1930s bias cut gown from The Way We Wore in the May issue of Nylon. She channels Sissy Spacek’s title role in the film Carrie from 1976.
Iconic Designer: Mary McFadden
Monday, May 9th, 2011
Born in 1938 in New York City, Mary McFadden was educated at the Sorbonne and Columbia before becoming the director of public relations at Dior and a merchandising editor and freelancer at Vogue. Inspired by the art and culture of ancient civilizations, she turned to designing romantic and inventive haute couture in the mid-1970s. She created more than 100 distinctive collections and is frequently referred to as a “design archeologist.”
Shown above is a white pleated silk gown with Fortuny-style pleating and an embroidered waist panel embellished with various beads and sequins. Visit 1stdibs for more information.
Kat Dennings in Vintage Thierry Mugler From TWWW
Saturday, May 7th, 2011
Kat Dennings stuns in a 1980s-era Thierry Mugler dress from The Way We Wore in the April/May issue of Complex magazine.
“Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty”
Friday, May 6th, 2011
We can’t wait to check out “Alexander McQueen: Savage Beauty,” the latest exhibition organized by The Costume Institute at The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York. On view through July 31, 2011, the exhibition features McQueen’s stunning work from his postgraduate collection of 1992 to his final runway presentation that took place after his death in February 2010.
