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Jeanloup Sieff was a photojournalist influenced by New Wave cinema. 

Fashion Conservatory: Preserving fashion’s past for future generations.

#FashionConservatory #JeanloupSieff #FashionPhotography #NewWaveCinema #VintageVogue #1960sStyle #CinematicPhotography #YvesSaintLaurent #FashionHistory
November 28, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Jil Sander proved minimalism could be powerful. Before "quiet luxury" was a hashtag, she was creating timeless pieces.
Fashion Conservatory: Preserving fashion’s past for future generations.

#FashionConservatory #JilSander #QueenofLess #MinimalistFashion #FashionHistory #VintageFashion #QuietLuxury
November 24, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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The baggy pants of the 90s didn't just appear out of thin air. 

Fashion Conservatory: Preserving fashion’s past for future generations.

#FashionConservatory #OxfordBag #FashionHistory #VintageStyle #1920sFashion #1970sFashion #1990sFashion #NorthernSoul #SkateCulture #VintageFashion #90sSkate
November 21, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Before Emilio Pucci was a name in fashion whose joyful and optimistic prints continue to dazzle, he was an aristocrat and a WW2 pilot. 

Fashion Conservatory: Preserving fashion’s past for future generations.

@emiliopucci #FashionConservatory #EmilioPucci  #Pucci #VintageFashion  #FashionHistory
November 17, 2025 at 4:32 PM
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Silent film star Louise Brooks, was cast out of Hollywood for her independence. 

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#FashionConservatory #LouiseBrooks #LuluInHollywood #FilmHistory #StyleIcon  #SilentFilm  #OldHollywood #FlapperStyle #1920s #FashionIcon
November 14, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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The 1956 wedding of Grace Kelly and The Prince of Monaco was dubbed "the wedding of the century." 

 Fashion Conservatory: Preserving fashion’s past for future generations.

#FashionConservatory #GraceKelly #RoyalWedding #FashionHistory #WeddingDress#1950sFashion #HelenRose  #PrincessGrace
November 10, 2025 at 4:40 PM
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Happy Birthday Jean! Jean Shrimpton's "Swinging Sixties" London style collided with conservative Australia in 1965. 

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#FashionConservatory #JeanShrimpton #1960sFashion #Miniskirt #FashionHistory #SwingingSixties #VintageFashion
November 7, 2025 at 3:04 PM
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When Pauline Trigère arrived in New York from Paris, she had a skill more valuable than any sketch: a mastery of cut.

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#FashionConservatory #PaulineTrigere #VintageDesign #FashionHistory #VintageStyle #FashionDesign
November 3, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Today, October 31st, Halloween, is Helmut Newton's birthday! 

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@helmutnewtonfoundation #FashionConservatory #FashionHistory #HelmutNewton #FashionPhotographer #ArtHistory #PhotographyAsArt #IconicImages #helmutnewtonfoundation
October 31, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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SALE STARTS NOW!

Our warehouse is packed to the gills, and it’s time to make space.
This week’s theme: Women’s Vintage Leather.

#FashionConservatory #StorySale #WomensLeather #VintageLeather #SustainableFashion #FashionHistory #VintageFinds #VintageStyle #VintageCommunity #TrueVintage
October 28, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Meet Augusta Lundin, an unsung fashion entrepreneur of the Victorian era.

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#FashionConservatory #AugustaLundin #SwedishFashion #HauteCouture #FashionHistory #VintageFashion #CharlesFrederickWorth #FashionPioneer #WomenInHistory
October 27, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Marie Vernet's partnership with Charles Frederick Worth changed how clothes were sold. 

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#FashionConservatory #FashionHistory #MarieVernet #FirstModel #HauteCouture #MaisonWorth  #VintageFashion #CharlesFrederickWorth
October 24, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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The Cool Way Out, a 1967 fashion show of couture looks from the linen closet!
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#1960sFashion #FashionHistory
#AdeleSimpson #JonHaggins #AnneFogarty  #VintageFashion #FashionPromotion #ColdPower #FashionConservatory
August 18, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Before the war, there was Przegląd Mody.

Polish fashion, illustrated in rich detail from 1927 to 1939.

#fashionhistory #vintagefashion #przegladmody #1930sstyle #1920sfashion #vintageillustration  #fashionillustration #fashionmagazine #fashionconservatory
August 15, 2025 at 6:03 PM
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Everyone knows Charles Worth. But in the 1800s, Emile Pingat was just as important, especially when it came to outerwear. 

#FashionHistory #VintageFashion #EmilePingat #HauteCouture #19thCenturyFashion #HistoryOfFashion #ParisianStyle #FashionConservatory #PreserveThePast #1800sFashion
August 11, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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In 1967, Time Magazine called Gernreich "the most way-out, far-ahead designer."

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#FashionConservatory #RudiGernreich #Space1999 #CostumeDesign #FashionHistory #VintageFashion #1970sFashion #SciFiFashion #AvantGardeFashion
August 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
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Happy Birthday to a true fashion activist, Rudi Gernreich. 

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#FashionConservatory #RudiGernreich #FashionHistory #1970sFashion #ProtestFashion #PoliticalFashion #FashionAsProtest #AvantGardeFashion #KentState #VietnamWar
August 4, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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In 1933, Lacoste changed the game with one shirt that bridged sport and style, launching the era of visible branding. 

#Lacoste #FashionHistory #VintageStyle #AthleisureOrigins #LogoTee #StyleIcons #HandsOnHistory #ReneLacoste #TheCrocodile #FashionConservatory
August 1, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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“Blue collar” and “white collar” started with shirts, but what they really represent is people. Everyday people. The ones whose stories don’t end up in museums. 

#BlueCollar #WhiteCollar #FashionConservatory #WorkwearHistory #VintageFashion #FashionHistory #VintageClothing
July 28, 2025 at 6:04 PM
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In 1957, Cristóbal Balenciaga introduced the babydoll dress to haute couture, turning a style once confined to nightwear into high fashion. 

#Balenciaga #BabydollDress #1960sFashion #HauteCouture #FashionHistory #FashionConservatory #RevolutionaryFashion #IconicDesigns #VintageClothing
July 25, 2025 at 3:31 PM
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Tzaims Luksus is a groundbreaking textile designer. 

He stepped away from fashion in 1972, but his groundbreaking work continues to inspire. 

#TzaimsLuksus #TZL #TextileDesign #1960sFashion #FashionHistory #FabricDesign #FashionIcons #FashionConservatory #BillBlass #OscardelaRenta #GeoffreyBeene
July 21, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Cyndi Lauper's aesthetic was both rebellious and fun. She mixed punk with glam and high fashion with street style.

#CyndiLauper #80sFashion #IconicStyle #FashionRevolution #AuthenticStyle #PopCulture #StyleIcon #1980sStyle #FashionConservatory
July 18, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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Barbara Johnson was just 8 years old when she began recording swatches of every new dress she had made.

#BarbaraJohnson #FashionHistory #18thCenturyFashion #HistoricalFashion #VAMuseum #SwatchBook  #FashionConservatory  #VintageFashion #TextileHistory #HistoricalDress #FashionHistory
July 14, 2025 at 5:31 PM
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From Working Girl to red carpet moments, Sigourney Weaver's style reflected the woman in change.

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#SigourneyWeaver #PowerDressing #1980sStyle #WorkingGirl #TailoredStyle #FashionIcons #FashionConservatory #VintageFashion
July 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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In 1940 Norman Norell made a choice that would define his career. 

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#FashionFootnotes #NormanNorell #AmericanFashion #VintageFashion #FashionHistory #MidCenturyModern #FashionPioneer #Tailoring #LuxuryDesign #DesignHistory
July 7, 2025 at 5:31 PM