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May 2023

The 1940s in clothing, not fashion
A look at the war years through the lenses of FSA/OWI photographers
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Jessica Parker
The 1930s in clothing, not fashion
Dresses that wouldn't make the pages of Vogue
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Jessica Parker

January 2023

Fifty years of skiing fashion, 1913-1963
My favorite looks from the golden age of American sportswear
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Jessica Parker

September 2022

Looking for the Union Label in LA, Part II
We left off with a quasi-successful strike by the new Local 96 dressmakers union in Los Angeles in 1933, successful in part because it did result in a…
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Jessica Parker
Looking for the Union Label in LA, Part I
Rose Pesotta helps Mexican women organize in 1933
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Jessica Parker
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July 2022

Dinner Pajamas
Formal wear, informally
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Jessica Parker
It's Summer!
California or New York?
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June 2022

Mary Dean of Kansas City
A love story, of sorts
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Jessica Parker

May 2022

Affiliated Fashionists: Irene Bury
Never go to work unless you feel like it.
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A shop update!
Small but... mighty?
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Breaking your own rules
Two very different looks from the same designer
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