Playful story patterns featured on her summer 1953 collection, though imitators chose motifs such as slogans, music notes and telephones. The poodle skirt fad was short-lived, however, and by 1954 it ...
Ms. Charlot’s creation merged seamlessly with the carefree youth culture of the 1950s, becoming visual shorthand for the entire decade. By Margalit Fox What’s a nice Jewish viscountess to do when she ...
Hedy Phillips is the Senior Style News Editor at PEOPLE. She has been working at PEOPLE since 2022. Her work has previously appeared in POPSUGAR, HelloGiggles, Reader's Digest and more. Getty Juli ...
In cooperation with the Surf Ballroom, the Clear Lake Arts Center is offering a Poodle Skirt Workshop from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 24, with instructor Kate Christensen. “Knowing how to sew ...
The fashion world brims with origin stories. There’s Coco Chanel popularizing the little black dress in the cocktail culture of the 1920s. There’s Mary Quant staking claim to the miniskirt in London’s ...
What’s a nice Jewish viscountess to do when she has a title but no money, a party invitation but no clothes and a pair of scissors but no sewing skills? Invent the poodle skirt, of course. That, quite ...
Charlot died on Sunday, according to The New York Times at her home in Tepoztlán, Mexico. She was born in New York on Oct. 26, 1922, named Shirley Agin, according to People Magazine and the Times. She ...
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