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Casquette girls were young women brought from France to marry in the French colonies of Louisiana, especially New Orleans. They faced hardships, diseases, and cultural clashes, and inspired fiction, music, and Mardi Gras traditions.
Iris Apfel (1921-2024) was a textile entrepreneur, interior designer, and model known for her flamboyant style and oversized eyeglasses. She worked on White House restoration projects, had a Metropolitan Museum exhibition, and signed with IMG at age 97.
Jeanne Paquin (1869-1936) was a leading French fashion designer and the first major female couturier. She founded the House of Paquin in 1891 and became famous for her modern and innovative designs, collaborations with artists and theaters, and influence on the fashion industry.
Cassandra Peterson, the actress behind Elvira, shares her life as the vampy character in a new book. See her untouched photos from modeling, pregnancy, and aging as Elvira.
Learn about the different forms and functions of Roman funerary art, including sarcophagi, ash chests, urns, altars, and mausoleums. Find out how social class, religion, and other factors influenced the burial practices and memorials of the ancient Romans.
Eunice Olumide is a Scottish-born British-Nigerian model, fashion designer, actress and DJ. She has worked with top brands and designers, published a book on fashion exploitation, and campaigned for equal rights and climate change.
While there was continuity in the overall model and structure of the funerary busts, stylistic changes occurred over time. The busts can be places into three groups based on Dr. Harald Ingholt's 1928 chronological classifications: Group I (50-150 AD) Group II (150-200 AD), and Group III (200-273 AD). [16]
Shrimpton was born in High Wycombe, Buckinghamshire, and educated at St Bernard's Convent School, Slough.She enrolled at Langham Secretarial College in London at age 17. A chance meeting with director Cy Endfield led to an unsuccessful meeting with the producer of his film Mysterious Island (1961