The larger-than-life bronze statue of McCardell, sculpted by Sarah Hempel Irani, is located in Carroll Creek Park
There are so many more stories to tell about female-identifying people throughout history, and so many histories neglected and erased, but it is exciting to see the beginnings of new figures celebrated on this kind of stage.
Fashion designers Earle Bannister, Ella Pritsker, Stephen Wise, and Natalie Karyl
The lesson from these designers is that by dressing to please ourselves, we will naturally feel powerful.
History shows that significant shifts tend to happen in the wake of crisis
Perhaps as consumer spending decreases and as stores close and shipping slows, we are forced to think more about where the stuff we buy actually comes from and the many people involved in getting it to us.
An Interview with Alexandra Deutsch
While many of the garments come from Maryland’s wealthier classes, there are plenty that tell everyday stories about fashion history and why we wear what we wear.
Susan Sontag created a sprawling and unwieldy definition in 58 points published in 1964 which inspired the Met's Costume Institute’s current exhibition Camp: Notes on Fashion
If you have never encountered the concept of camp before, but saw some of the pictures of what the glitterati were wearing to the Met Gala, you might be forgiven for thinking it had something to do with ruffles, feathers, and general absurdity in fashion.
