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Fashion Conservatory is a platform for anyone who loves true vintage fashion. Shop our marketplace with items from the best sellers in the US, learn about fashion history, and explore the largest archive of vintage fashion labels.
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The Cool Way Out, a 1967 fashion show of couture looks from the linen closet!
Fashion Conservatory: Preserving fashion’s past for future generations.
#1960sFashion #FashionHistory
#AdeleSimpson #JonHaggins #AnneFogarty  #VintageFashion #FashionPromotion #ColdPower #FashionConservatory
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Everyone knows Charles Worth. But in the 1800s, Emile Pingat was just as important, especially when it came to outerwear. 

#FashionHistory #VintageFashion #EmilePingat #HauteCouture #19thCenturyFashion #HistoryOfFashion #ParisianStyle #FashionConservatory #PreserveThePast #1800sFashion
In 1967, Time Magazine called Gernreich "the most way-out, far-ahead designer."

Fashion Conservatory: Preserving fashion’s past for future generations.

#FashionConservatory #RudiGernreich #Space1999 #CostumeDesign #FashionHistory #VintageFashion #1970sFashion #SciFiFashion #AvantGardeFashion
Happy Birthday to a true fashion activist, Rudi Gernreich. 

Fashion Conservatory: Preserving fashion’s past for future generations.

#FashionConservatory #RudiGernreich #FashionHistory #1970sFashion #ProtestFashion #PoliticalFashion #FashionAsProtest #AvantGardeFashion #KentState #VietnamWar
In 1933, Lacoste changed the game with one shirt that bridged sport and style, launching the era of visible branding. 

#Lacoste #FashionHistory #VintageStyle #AthleisureOrigins #LogoTee #StyleIcons #HandsOnHistory #ReneLacoste #TheCrocodile #FashionConservatory
“Blue collar” and “white collar” started with shirts, but what they really represent is people. Everyday people. The ones whose stories don’t end up in museums. 

#BlueCollar #WhiteCollar #FashionConservatory #WorkwearHistory #VintageFashion #FashionHistory #VintageClothing
In 1957, Cristóbal Balenciaga introduced the babydoll dress to haute couture, turning a style once confined to nightwear into high fashion. 

#Balenciaga #BabydollDress #1960sFashion #HauteCouture #FashionHistory #FashionConservatory #RevolutionaryFashion #IconicDesigns #VintageClothing
Tzaims Luksus is a groundbreaking textile designer. 

He stepped away from fashion in 1972, but his groundbreaking work continues to inspire. 

#TzaimsLuksus #TZL #TextileDesign #1960sFashion #FashionHistory #FabricDesign #FashionIcons #FashionConservatory #BillBlass #OscardelaRenta #GeoffreyBeene
Cyndi Lauper's aesthetic was both rebellious and fun. She mixed punk with glam and high fashion with street style.

#CyndiLauper #80sFashion #IconicStyle #FashionRevolution #AuthenticStyle #PopCulture #StyleIcon #1980sStyle #FashionConservatory
From Working Girl to red carpet moments, Sigourney Weaver's style reflected the woman in change.

Fashion Conservatory: Preserving fashion’s past for future generations.

#SigourneyWeaver #PowerDressing #1980sStyle #WorkingGirl #TailoredStyle #FashionIcons #FashionConservatory #VintageFashion
In 1940 Norman Norell made a choice that would define his career. 

Fashion Conservatory: Preserving fashion’s past for future generations.

#FashionFootnotes #NormanNorell #AmericanFashion #VintageFashion #FashionHistory #MidCenturyModern #FashionPioneer #Tailoring #LuxuryDesign #DesignHistory
Afternoon dresses were the daytime attire of the Belle Epoque socialite. Less formal then their evening counterparts, they were considered half-dress.

#AfternoonDress #BelleEpoque #TeaDress #HistoricalFashion #FashionHistory #VictorianFashion #EdwardianFashion #FashionConservatory
Amelia Earhart is remembered for groundbreaking aviation, but she was also breaking ground in women's fashion designing her own line of clothes for active, independent women.
#AmeliaEarhart #aviation #fashionhistory #FashionConservatory #womensfashion #historicalfashion #womeninhistory #schiaparelli
Tracey Norman was a model in the 1970s: Vogue Italia, Clairol, Avon. She was booked, beautiful, and no one knew she was trans.
#TraceyAfrica #TraceyNorman #TransFashionHistory #LGBTQHistory #FashionTrailblazer #HistoricalFashion #VogueModel #TransRights #FashionConservatory #TransModel #Pride
April Ashley, one of the first British trans women to grace fashion magazines. 

FC: Preserving fashion’s past for future generations.

#AprilAshley #TransFashionHistory #LGBTQHistory #FashionTrailblazer #BritishFashion #HistoricalFashion #VogueModel #TransRights #FashionConservatory #TransWoman
Geraldine Stutz met Andy Warhol for the first time in 1949.
She was the Fashion Editor at Glamour Magazine, and he was fresh out of art school,
#AndyWarhol #GeraldineStutz #VintageFashionHistory #PopArtOrigins #FashionIllustration #GlamourMagazine #20thCenturyIcons #FashionConservatory
Geraldine Stutz was a leader and a talent scout, discovering and nurturing designers who would go on to define the fashion world. 

#FashionConservatory #GeraldineStutz #WomenInFashion #FashionPioneers #HenriBendel #AmericanFashion #FashionHistory #DesignerSpotlight
Let’s browse 1920s couture from Beaux Arts de Modes. Their introduction promises: “The long-missed sight of festively decorated ballrooms, with beautiful women howling in fairy-like garments…”

#BeauxArtsDeModes #VintageFashion #CoutureHistory 1920sDresses #FashionConservatory #FashionIllustration
Beaux Arts de Modes brought European couture to your fingertips—full-color plates rendered in delicate line work and rich washes of color. 

 #BeauxArtsDeModes #VintageFashion #CoutureHistory #FashionHistory #FashionConservatory #FashionIllustration
In 1909, illustrator Charles Dana Gibson held a contest to find the living embodiment of his iconic Gibson Girl. 

#FashionFootnotes #GibsonGirl #CamilleClifford #CharlesDanaGibson #1900sFashion #VintageStyle #FashionHistory #IconicWomen
Before WWI, the Gibson Girl defined modern femininity, her hair piled high, an “S”-shaped silhouette. Inspired by Charles Dana Gibson’s drawings and muses embodied freedom and pushed gender norms.

#GibsonGirl #FashionHistory #GildedAge #EvelynNesbit #FashionConservatory #FashionIllustration
Dorothy Shaver was a key figure in the evolution of American fashion, shifting the global focus away from European designers and toward homegrown talent. 🌟

#DorothyShaver #AmericanFashion #FashionHistory #WomenInBusiness #TheAmericanLook  #AmericanDesigners #TheAmericanLook #LordandTaylor