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 ...

Prom dresses have been a staple of high school culture for decades, with each era bringing unique trends to the forefront.

PHOTO GALLERY: Allentown’s America On Wheels Museum will present its newest changing exhibit, “Fender Skirts & Poodle Skirts, Cruisin’ the Fabulous ’50,” Nov. 4 through March 2017. The exhibit will ...

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 ...