So for my last outfit of
@thehenryford.bsky.social's #FabricofAmerica exhibit, here is this 1947 evening dress by Sophie Gimbel. She ran Salon Moderne, an exclusive boutique in Saks Fifth Avenue. The same year as this dress, she became the first woman designer on the cover of Time magazine.

For our last two outfits of
@thehenryford.bsky.social's #fabricofAmerica exhibit, we have two more dresses worn by Elizabeth Parke Firestone. Here was have a 1928-29 evening dress by Peggy Hoyt. Hoyt was originally a milliner, who was so successful, she expanded into clothing design. She was

fabric that mimics suede, yet, is easier to wash, harder to stain, and is resistant to discoloration. @thehenryford notes that this dress was, "'like a status security blanket' for fashionable women." #Fashionhistory #fabricofamerica

Another American designer highlighted in the #FabricofAmerica exhibit was Geoffrey Beene with this 1985 jumpsuit. Beene turned to studying fashion after dropping out of medicine at Tulane. The consequence is his designs are catered to the body, like this form fitting design. He

At @thehenryford's #FabricofAmerica exhibit there was a section on influential American designers. There, by a wonderful surprise, I saw this 1948-1950 dress by Claire McCardell! I adore McCardell. She was known for her practical designs, minimalism, inventive fastenings, and, as

Another of my favorite outfits from @thehenryford's #FabricofAmerica exhibit was this 1942 zoot suit worn by Joseph W Yogus from Detroit. Zoot suits have a fascinating history that originate in African American culture and then spread amongst young Mexican Americans. In an era of

Ok, so we have one last Elizabeth Parke Firestone dress that was featured in @thehenryford's #FabricofAmerica and it is my favorite- this 1955 Dior dress designed by Yves Saint Laurent. It was a custom order with Firestone writing Dior's technical director, Marguerite Carre, "I

lackluster. Firestone would have wowed those present when she walked into a room with this on. #Fashionhistory #FabricofAmerica

#Ootd is this 1950 wool flannel Dior suit that Elizabeth Parke Firestone wore on her trips with her husband to Europe for business. The suit is expertly tailored and corresponds to her measurements. I mean look at those curves! #Fashionhistory #FabricofAmerica #thehenryford

#Ootd is another of Elizabeth Parke Firestone's Dior dresses featured in #FabricofAmerica. This 1957 "Rococo" cocktail dress was designed by Dior and presented to Firestone by post (see post below). The original sketch was in red, but she requested blue. Firestone has numerous

;'s #FabricofAmerica exhibit was the display on Elizabeth Parke Firestone, whose husband was the chairman of Firestone Tune and Rubber Company. This outfit was a 1953 Dior woolen day dress, called Victorine. It is so lovely. #Fashionhistory

#FabricofAmerica exhibit had a small display on practicality in fashion. Fashion relies on form & function as much as its style. People's needs move certain trends forward, as with this 1900 cycling outfit. Women began wearing bifurcated garments in earnest in order to ride bikes. #Fashionhistory

@thehenryford museum's #FabricofAmerica exhibit also highlighted the craftsmanship and technological advancement of fabric throughout history, for example with pleating. These two pieces of fabric from 2018 were made by Tom's Sons International Pleating, a textile company still

@thehenryford's #FabricofAmerica exhibit had a subsections was called "Abundance," which charted the progression of textiles as a person's most valuable possessions to the fast fashion of today. An example, is this 1947 wedding dress made of a WW2 parachute. Women used

@thehenryford's #FabricofAmerica included a special display on LGBTQ rights in their Liberty subsection. The phrase "The Gay Nineties are back" references the 1890s Gilded Age and advertises for the Gay Chicago Magazine, which was founded in 1976. The 1993 shorts were made by

In there discussion on Liberty the #FabricofAmerica exhibit also mentioned those without liberty, aka the enslaved people that picked cotton, America's biggest export. This 1860-5 dress stands in for the numerous enslaved laborers that made cotton abundant in the United States.

@thehenryford.bsky.social's exhibit #FabricofAmerica was split into five sections, from which I will post some of my favorites in the next couple weeks. The first dresses that caught my eye were from their section- Liberty. The 1952 "I Like Ike" dress and the 1968 Nixon campaign dress show