The Paris museum is exhibiting period dresses and the contemporary garments they inspired, revealing the versatility of a style that has been mythologized ever since the second half of the 19th ...

A costume buff says she was denied entry to the Metropolitan Museum of Art because she was wearing a masterpiece of a dress. Eliza Vincz, 26, told the Daily News she showed up at the Fifth Ave. museum ...

A Fantasized Legacy makes the case that—the French Revolution notwithstanding—that era never really ended. Its inspiration ...

It may look like an exhibit at the Costume Institute but Belgian artist Isabelle de Borchagrave's collection of period costumes at Hillwood Estate, transcends the bounds of fashion. At Pret-a-Papier, ...

It took so long to get dressed in the 18 th century that it’s a miracle any of these people ever left the house. See for yourself in this fascinating and painstakingly detailed re-enactment video from ...

60 x 40 5/8 in. (152.5 x 103 cm.) ...

2 Works: A portrait of a young lady in a white dress and with pearls in her hair, and the counter piece: A portrait of a young gentleman in a yellow jacket, 18th Century pastel on paper Works on Paper ...