September 21, 2022

by Patricia Browning

"Princess Radium", Kickaway, and the Rise (and Fall) of Radium Silk


Princess Radium, which became well-known women’s lingerie manufacturer Kickaway, had its beginnings rooted in a deadly craze.
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August 31, 2022

by Rachel Elspeth Gross

Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, Part II


1856 was a bang-up year for the Countess of Castiglione. She had youth, beauty, access to staggering sums of money, and was wielding influence on a massive scale.
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August 24, 2022

by Rachel Elspeth Gross

Virginia Oldoini, Countess of Castiglione, Part I


The Countess of Castiglione was something between a spy and an emissary, and her careful machinations changed the very geography of her native Italy.
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July 13, 2022

by Rachel Elspeth Gross , Director of Fashion History

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June 16, 2022

By Rachel Elspeth Gross, Director of Fashion History

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May 26, 2022

By Rachel Elspeth Gross, Director of Fashion History

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May 12, 2022

by Rachel Elspeth Gross , Director of Fashion History

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April 25, 2022

By Rachel Elspeth Gross, Director of Fashion History

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April 20, 2022

By Rachel Elspeth Gross, Director of Fashion History

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March 31, 2022

by Rachel Elspeth Gross, Director of Fashion History

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