Fashion Is Art: 13 Beautiful Dresses in Art History
“Who Wore What” has fascinated artists for centuries because few things convey status, identity, and history as effectively as fashion.
MJ Rivera 4 May 2026
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What Was It Like in the Roaring Twenties in Art and Fashion?
The Roaring Twenties were a period when many things changed–both socially and politically. The dramatic economic growth of the decade led many...
Pola Otterstein 30 April 2026
Why Were Children in Art History Covered with Jewelry Like Miniature Adults?
While researching 17th-century portraiture, especially those by Lavinia Fontana, I started noticing the children bedecked in jewelry like miniature...
Kitty Perring 20 April 2026
Dressed in a Masterpiece: Sonia Delaunay and Her Wearable Art
Sonia Delaunay was a Ukrainian-born French artist and fashion designer born to Jewish parents, who spent most of her working life in Paris. Along...
Zuzanna Stańska 19 April 2026
QUIZ Hats in Art—Whose Hat Is That?
Sandra Juszczyk 18 April 2026
Elsa Schiaparelli: Surrealism, Art and Revolutionary Fashion
Italian fashion designer and couturier, the greatest rival of Coco Chanel, and a friend of Surrealists such as Salvador Dalì and Man Ray, Elsa...
Caroline Galambosova 13 April 2026
Discover Gilded Age Fashion with Elizabeth Block
Art historian Elizabeth L. Block turns her scholarly gaze again to the intersection of fashion, society, and cultural identity in her latest...
Errika Gerakiti 30 March 2026
Dressing the Modern Woman: 10 Iconic Coco Chanel Designs
Gabrielle “Coco” Chanel did not just design clothes. She rewrote the rules of what women could wear, feel, and demand from fashion. All of the...
Errika Gerakiti 19 March 2026
Not Your Average Portrait Show in New York—Gainsborough: The Fashion of Portraiture at the Frick
Thomas Gainsborough assembled a veritable army of portraits of “the great and the good” in Georgian Britain. And the new exhibition at the Frick...
MJ Rivera 5 March 2026
The Seams of Royalty: Justine Picardie’s Fashioning the Crown
Fashioning the Crown: A Story of Power, Conflict, and Couture is Justine Picardie’s latest book. She explores all the ways haute couture and...
Errika Gerakiti 23 February 2026
QUIZ Hats in Art Part 2—Whose Hat Is That?
Kate Wojtczak 21 February 2026
Dressing Up, The Women Who Influenced French Fashion
Dressing Up, The Women Who Influenced French Fashion is a 2021 book written by art historian Elizabeth L. Block. She is the Senior Editor in the...
Errika Gerakiti 20 February 2026
