De De Johnson was born Delores Henderson in Missouri in 1901 to Mary and Orian Henderson. Mary was just 17 w[...]
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1950s
I found this jacket at the flea market a few years ago, and it sat around waiting for me to research it for at least a[...]
[This post is a continuation of a previous post about the early years of the Lilli Ann company.] By the early 1950s[...]
Mildred Orrick was born Mildred Boykin in West Virigina in 1906. Her father Richard was a preacher, and the family mov[...]
“Quiet Louella Ballerino has created a perfect furor down here. Everybody corners you to ask, ‘Have you seen Balle[...]
[Author's note: I initially wrote this post in January 2015, but I lost a lot of images when I switched hosts, and I f[...]
For a serious Hollywood designer, there is a surprising dearth of information about Don Loper. A lot of people know h[...]
I find markets fascinating. I think it's interesting how things become valuable and why, the cycles that trends and ob[...]
You know how sometimes you discover something that's actually public knowledge, but you feel like it's too good to be[...]
Every fall since I turned 30, I've noticed that September begins a string of nuptial celebrations that lasts until Nov[...]