Figures like Du Bois, Hurston, and Baldwin stitched freedom into fabric—not out of vanity but vision. To revisit their style ...

It was no different throughout the turbulent 20th century. Looking at the evolution of fashion ... and one of the oldest, the élite Herse Fashion House, opened in Warsaw as early as 1868. Stylish city ...

By the early 20th century, designers added lace and frills ... The shirtwaist, however, came to represent more than a momentary fashion trend; the blouse was a symbol of newfound female ...