President of Stag Furniture to Sell his Langford Hall Collection (Art Daily)
A Regency Mahogany Scroll-End Sofa, 19th century. Estimate: £1,000 – 1,500. © Christie's Images Limited. SOUTH KENSINGTON.- Christie’s is pleased to be offering the contents of Langford Hall, Nottinghamshire on Sunday 6 July at 11.30am.
Red Hat Society to present vintage fashion show and tea Sunday (The Standard-Times)
MIDDLEBORO — The Red Hat Society of Oak Point will present a vintage fashion show and tea this Sunday at 1 p.m. in the Oak Point Ballroom, located in the new clubhouse.
Lincoln, area set plans for the Fourth (Lincoln Journal Star)
Fourth of July across Southeast Nebraska is a whole lot more than watching fireworks when the sun goes down. It can, in fact, be a dawn-to-dusk day of red, white and blue activities.
Vintage dresses collected as art (The Charlotte Observer)
People often think of vintage clothes as bargain-priced discoveries. So it may be hard to fathom the excitement of New York collector Juliana Cairone when eight dresses from a now-obscure designer emerged recently from a New Jersey basement. But in the rarefied world of fashion collecting, the name of the mysterious couturier Madame Gres has its own allure. Gres, who worked from the 1920s into ...
WDM kids discover unique ways to recycle (The Des Moines Register)
The West Des Moines Public Library taught teens how to go green this summer in a program on recycled crafts. Participants made paper, accessories and clothes during the three sessions.
Red Hat Society to present vintage fashion show and tea (The Standard-Times)
MIDDLEBORO — The Red Hat Society of Oak Point will be presenting a vintage fashion show and tea on Sunday, June 29 at 1 p.m. Clothes from another era will be described by Ms. Shirley Willett as they are modeled by members.
Producer William Buster Announces a Historic Runway Fashion Event - a Prelude to Fashion Week (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)
One third of ticket prices will be donated by the producer to NYU Medical Center for use in creating broad programs offering psychiatric support and critical counseling for those dealing with difficult diagnosis, mental illness and life circumstances for all ages.
Illinois Celebrates 150th Aniversary of Famous Debates (WEEK-TV Peoria)
An Illinois Senator gunning for the White House, and it seems coincidental the state of Illinois kicks off a set of several community events to mark the hundred and 50th anniversary for the Lincoln–Douglas debates.
Collecting Vintage Dresses Like Art (WallStreet Journal via Yahoo! Finance)
Eight dresses from a now-obscure designer emerged recently from a New Jersey basement, offering a peek into the rarefied world of fashion collecting. For the most serious collectors, clothes are art, and some of the rarest pieces go to private collections and museums.
Fever Takes Hold (British Vogue)
NEVER has a fashion label been more appropriately named if the success of Fever is anything to go by.
