The 1950s was the first decade when American fashion became truly American. The United States had always relied on Europe for its style leads, but during World

An engrossing study of Leo Africanus and his famous book, which introduced Africa to European readers Al-Hasan al-Wazzan--born in Granada to a Muslim family tha

The 1950s was the first decade when American fashion became truly American. The United States had always relied on Europe for its style leads, but during World

A large-scale publication dedicated to the 1950s as captured in the pages of American Vogue. This book is illustrated by fashion’s greatest photographs of tha

Looks at the different modes of dress in America in the mid twentieth century, from every day clothes to high fashion.