Author: Sarah Sheehan
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In memoriam: Mary Quant (1930 – 2023)
Farewell to the legendary Mary Quant, a true fashion revolutionary. The influential British designer and lifestyle brand pioneer died earlier this month, at the age of 93. Read the designer’s Vogue obituary. (New York Times obituary)
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Neo-Egyptomania
The tomb of Tutankhamun was rediscovered in November, 1922, making 2022 the centennial of all things King Tut. Yet as an early McCall transfer pattern shows, Neo-Egyptomania was already underway: “Egyptian Design for Dress Trimming” (McCall 1039) dates to spring 1920, but was still being advertised three years later, explicitly referencing the King Tut trend.…
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