Valerie Steele

Daphne Guinness

Hayley Griffith | Posted 01.15.2012

Hayley Griffith

The Museum of the Fashion Institute of Technology in New York City recently held their annual Fashion Symposium. The symposiums' opening lecture was an exclusive and rare discussion with the astonishing Daphne Guinness, led by Dr. Valerie Steele.

From Quaint Luncheons to Big-Top Extravaganzas: A History of the American Fashion Show

Lesley M. M. Blume | Posted 05.25.2011

Lesley M. M. Blume

In eras past, the designs of the day were presented to clients at chic poolside presentations or at delightful little department store luncheons (Waldorf salad, rather than global outreach, was the order of the day).