Tag history of fashion

December 28, 2011
in History, Humanities, Philosophy, Social Science

Aileen Ribeiro on Facing Beauty

December 28, 2011
in History, Humanities, Philosophy, Social Science

Spanning four centuries of fashion and art history, Aileen Ribeiro’s Facing Beauty: Painted Women and Cosmetic Art, illuminates shifting perceptions of female beauty through works of art and the evolution of cosmetics. This new book explores everyday perceptions of beauty in the Western world and the ways in which women utilized

December 16, 2011
in Humanities

For the Simply Chic

December 16, 2011
in Humanities

Pearls and a little black dress: what woman could do without them? That simplicity could become such a defining and enduring fashion choice is the legacy of the one and only, Coco Chanel. Her influence on twentieth-century fashion—from iconic images of Marilyn Monroe and Jackie Kennedy to the costume jewelry and