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'Death Becomes Her': the History of Black Mourning Wear

The Oscar-winning Hollywood comedy "Death Becomes Her" has lent its name to a New York exhibition that reveals nothing was more becoming to a 19th century widow than black crepe. With dozens of dresses, jewelry, hats, accessories and magazine prints, the exhibition, which opened earlier this week, looks back on a time when European and American...

Oct 23, 2014

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