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US consumer spend for Halloween predict to reach record 13.1 billion USD

Consumers across the nation are expected to go all out this Halloween, as the National Retail Federation (NRF) predicts spending for the spookiest holiday to reach a record-breaking 13.1 billion US dollars. Based on the annual consumer survey conducted by Prosper Insights & Analytics, this is close to one billion dollars more than the previous...

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Grace Wales Bonner designs costumes for The National Youth Dance Company

Fashion designer Grace Wales Bonner has collaborated with The National Youth Dance Company (NYDC) on custom costumes for Wayne McGregor’s ‘Novacene,’ which premiered at The Lowry in Manchester this weekend, before heading to Sadler’s Wells Theatre on June 3 in London, followed by a UK tour. Wales Bonner has designed costumes for the 34 young...

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Podcast: Cheyney McKnight on African hair and headwraps

Podcast series Fashion History with American Dutchess welcomes Cheyney McKnight, founder of education programming network Not Your Mommas History. In this edition the fashion history buffs discuss the hair, headwraps, and head dress of Africans living in West Africa and in Colonial and Early America during the 18th and 19th century. Source:...

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Podcast: Top 5 fashion costume books to read

One of the questions the Podcast series titled 'Fashion History with American Dutches' is asked most: what are your favorite fashion costuming books? On this edition of the podcast, long-time hosts Lauren and Abby narrow their lists down to their top 5 picks. Source: Fashion History with American Dutches, SoundCloud Image: Burst / Pexels

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Video: Fashion historian fact checks Titanic's costumes

Fashion historian Raissa Bretaña fact checks the historical accuracy of the costumes in the 1997 blockbuster Titanic. She analyzes Rose Dewitt Bukater's white suit and dinner dresses, and explains every layer of historical dress from 1910s high society, from undergarments and corset to the her shoes and jewelry. Source: glamour, YouTube.