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Saucy ‘Escort Cards’ Were a Way to Flirt in the Victorian Era. 19th-century Americans used cheeky cards to stretch social convention and find romance. By Becky Little. January 4, 2016 ...
A Victorian-era house has been transformed after a huge renovation. Take a look inside. Shona Hendley. less than 2 min read. June 2, 2025 - 4:00PM.
The women’s power suit, so often described in 1980s shorthand—pinstripes, shoulder pads, “career wear”—owes its fundamental structure not to Reagan-era boardrooms, but to the rebellions ...
GENESEO, Ill. (KWQC) - Hundreds of people flock to the city of Geneseo for their annual Christmas Walk featuring living windows and traditions from the Victorian era. The event stems from when the ...
From Zendaya’s creamy white Louis Vuitton suit to Whoopi Goldberg looking like a Victorian-era dandy intellectual, this was masculinity as posturing, as provocation and as protection. May 6, 2025 ...
2025 Met Gala co-chair Colman Domingo led the way for Latinx celebrities to shine at the annual arts fundraiser in N.Y.C. Notable celebs include Jenna Ortega, Bad Bunny and Willy Chavarria.
Meanwhile, a super stylish contingent of Black men in the Congo, La Sapeur, refined their look so spectacularly they would become the benchmark of the Black dandy for generations to come. The 1990s ...
Cynthia Erivo’s Rococo Dandy-Inspired 2025 Met Gala Look Took Over 2,250 Hours To Make. By Anna Cafolla. 6 ... It means a great deal to Erivo to be a part of Burton’s era of Givenchy. ... “Cynthia’s ...
In the sharp defiance of Douglass’ Victorian suits, the flamboyant spectacle of Harlem ballrooms, and the logo-laced rebellion of Dapper Dan’s streetwear, the Black dandy has continually ...
By the Victorian era, Africans arriving in England began re-orienting themselves through European garments. Importantly, the Black Dandy’s style of dress was a social practice of sartorial ...
Cynthia Erivo and Givenchy creative director Sarah Burton embarked on a collaboration inspired as much by a 1700s violinist as Prince, McQueen’s Givenchy, and Burton’s new era.
The Victorian era may be heavily represented in pop culture, through stately period dramas, rollicking novels, and gritty television series, but it's also one of the most misunderstood periods in ...