Sighs & Whispers

The Aerobics Queen of the 1980s Open in app or onlineYoure reading the free edition of Sighs & Whispers, a newsletter by Laura McLaws Helms, which you can read about here.If you value the history you read here each week, consider going paid.For $5/mo or $50/yr, youll gain access to the full archive,

Inspired Fashion at the Metropolitan Museum of Art Open in app or onlineYoure reading a preview of the paid edition of Sighs & Whispers, a newsletter by Laura McLaws Helms, which you can read about here.If you value the conversations you read here each week, consider going paid.For $5/mo or $50/yr,

Valentina in 1982 Open in app or onlineYoure reading the free edition of Sighs & Whispers, a newsletter by Laura McLaws Helms, which you can read about here.If you value the history you read here each week, consider going paid.For $5/mo or $50/yr, youll gain access to the full archive, a second week

A Retrospective Exhibition of Costume Design from Ballet and Broadway Open in app or onlineYoure reading a preview of the paid edition of Sighs & Whispers, a newsletter by Laura McLaws Helms, which you can read about here.If you value the conversations you read here each week, consider going paid.Fo

A Brief Foray into Records & Fashion Open in app or onlineYoure reading the free edition of Sighs & Whispers, a newsletter by Laura McLaws Helms, which you can read about here.If you value the history you read here each week, consider going paid.For $5/mo or $50/yr, youll gain access to the full arc

A Boutique for European Men's Fashion, 1966-1973 Open in app or onlineYoure reading a preview of the paid edition of Sighs & Whispers, a newsletter by Laura McLaws Helms, which you can read about here.If you value the conversations you read here each week, consider going paid.For $5/mo or $50/yr, yo

Bringing Art into the Home Open in app or onlineYoure reading the free edition of Sighs & Whispers, a newsletter by Laura McLaws Helms, which you can read about here.If you value the history you read here each week, consider going paid.For $5/mo or $50/yr, youll gain access to the full archive, a se

'Africa Fashion' at the V & A Open in app or onlineYoure reading the free edition of Sighs & Whispers, a newsletter by Laura McLaws Helms, which you can read about here.If you value the history you read here each week, consider going paid.For $5/mo or $50/yr, youll gain access to the full archive, a

Peter Schlesingers photos are an entre into a worldless a window, and more a complete immersion; one where you can hear the laughter, feel the breeze, smell the flowers.You are there alongside him as he moves through his life, from California to England and the Continent.Open in app or onlineYoure r

This morning I released a new episode of the Sighs and Whispers podcasta conversation with illustrator and artist Emanuel Schongut.To see more work from Mannys career, visit the Sighs and Whispers podcast website.Listen now on Soundcloud, iTunes, Open in app or onlineYoure reading the free edition o

As Paco Rabanne passed away two days ago, I thought I would revisit a masterclass I wrote on him for Heroine in September 2019.com closed down in 2021.The traditional definition of clothingthat it was made from fabric or peltswas turned on its head by Paco Rabanne and his first haute couture collect

Exuberant Luxury at Rockefeller Center Open in app or onlineYoure reading the free edition of Sighs & Whispers, a newsletter by Laura McLaws Helms, which you can read about here.If you value the history you read here each week, consider going paid.For $5/mo or $50/yr, youll gain access to the full a

I am continually intrigued by the spaces fashion designers createwhether for their homes, atelier, or storesand how these are reflected in the clothes they design.Below is a look at the very early years of Arnold Scaasis career and how he went from a cold-water flat to a (supposedly) Stanford White

This morning I released a new episode of the Sighs and Whispers podcasta conversation with former model and artist Pat Runningbear Evans.To see more images from Pats career, visit the Sighs and Whispers podcast website.Listen now on Soundcloud, iTunes Open in app or onlineYoure reading the free edit

Advantage, Curves and The Richard Simmons Collection Open in app or onlineYoure reading a preview of the paid edition of Sighs & Whispers, a newsletter by Laura McLaws Helms, which you can read about here.If you value the conversations you read here each week, consider going paid.For $5/mo or $50/yr

Anatomy Asylum, Ruffage & Slimmons Open in app or onlineYoure reading the free edition of Sighs & Whispers, a newsletter by Laura McLaws Helms, which you can read about here.If you value the history you read here each week, consider going paid.For $5/mo or $50/yr, youll gain access to the full archi

A Foray into Jewelry Design Open in app or onlineYoure reading a preview of the paid edition of Sighs & Whispers, a newsletter by Laura McLaws Helms, which you can read about here.If you value the conversations you read here each week, consider going paid.For $5/mo or $50/yr, youll gain access to th

Part I Open in app or onlineYoure reading the free edition of Sighs & Whispers, a newsletter by Laura McLaws Helms, which you can read about here.If you value the history you read here each week, consider going paid.For $5/mo or $50/yr, youll gain access to the full archive, a second weekly newslett

In with the new and the traditional Open in app or onlineYoure reading a preview of the paid edition of Sighs & Whispers, a newsletter by Laura McLaws Helms, which you can read about here.If you value the conversations you read here each week, consider going paid.For $5/mo or $50/yr, youll gain acce

An interview with Natalia Mehlman Petrzela Open in app or onlineYoure reading the free edition of Sighs & Whispers, a newsletter by Laura McLaws Helms, which you can read about here.If you value the history you read here each week, consider going paid.For $5/mo or $50/yr, youll gain access to the fu

An interview with photographer John Slemp Open in app or onlineYoure reading the free edition of Sighs & Whispers, a newsletter by Laura McLaws Helms, which you can read about here.If you value the history you read here each week, consider going paid.For $5/mo or $50/yr, youll gain access to the ful

Inspired by Designing Women: Fashion Creators and Their Interiors, an exhibition that just opened in the Museum at FITs ground floor history gallery, which explores and celebrates the interplay between female fashion designers work and their homes/ateliers, I thought I would share with you about The

Shopping Bags, Bloomingdale's & Christmas Open in app or onlineYoure reading the free edition of Sighs & Whispers, a newsletter by Laura McLaws Helms, which you can read about here.If you value the history you read here each week, consider going paid.For $5/mo or $50/yr, youll gain access to the ful

Just to start off, I know, Paul, Paul Caranicas, is your uncle and he was Juan's partner for decades.How did you get involved in the archive.Paul is my uncle, Juan was my uncle.He passed away when I was littleI never met Antonio.And Paul is my dad's brother.So, he was always in my life when I was a

A List of Personal Favourites Open in app or onlineYoure reading the free edition of Sighs & Whispers, a newsletter by Laura McLaws Helms, which you can read about here.If you value the conversations you read here each week, consider going paid.For $5/mo or $50/yr, youll gain access to the full arch