The Newport Historical Society will transform Washington Square into an 18th-century French encampment this Saturday, July 12 ...

It's looking at how we used to dress, how we can dress, and the idea of style,” the designer tells GQ of his runway spectacle ...

The Mexican-American’s elegant dress took 14 rolls of duck tape and 120 hours to make. It was inspired by 18th-century French art that she saw at the Getty Museum, per her profile on the Duck ...

Dress codes shown in 18th-Century art can tell us a lot about race and identity – both then and now. Cath Pound explores the details hidden in the "Casta" paintings of Latin America.

It took a village to bring so many opulent 18th-century-inspired looks to life for “Marie Antoinette” — including two costume designers, a 65-person costume department, and the House of Dior.

An 80-year-old novelist and her husband could face trial in France over the alleged theft and illegal sale of gold bars taken from an 18th-century shipwreck.. Investigators say Florida resident ...

Irish designer Jonathan Anderson proposed some new ideas for menswear as he ushered in a new era for Dior at Paris Fashion ...

Similarly, Orientalism influenced 18th-century fashion for decades; these three women didn’t suddenly adopt turbans inspired by one Parisian visit by Indian dignitaries in 1788.

At the recent Paris Fashion Week, haute couture from the planet’s most renowned fashion houses was paraded and admired. Not for the first time, collections and designs nodded to past trends, but ...

View Artist unknown, late 18th century French fashion print diptych, within off pink and dark brown (Late 18th Century) Unknown; oil on board; 19cm x 14cm, 62.5cm x 31.5cm 41cm x 30cm, 51cm x 61cm ...

Fashion from the 18th century is notorious for being painful to wear, from constricting corsets to tight footwear. ... Fabrics were sourced in the UK and Europe, mainly France and Italy.