In fashion, every action precedes a reaction. Those of a certain age will recall, for example, how the miniskirt was followed immediately by the maxi-skirt. Such whiplash progressions aren’t new at ...

On Oct. 21, 1910, the live musical comedy “The White Hen” opened at Petaluma’s Hill Opera House, setting off a new fashion craze in town. The fashion foray was led by the traveling theater company’s ...

In spite of all that bra-burning of the `60s, emancipated females in this penultimate decade of the 20th Century are displaying some quaintly old-fashioned curves. The bustle is back. Leading the way ...

“That explosion is the loudest noise I've ever heard in Elgin.” “Pushball, what's that?” These are comments people might have made after reading the Elgin newspapers of a century ago. Here's a look at ...

Aug. 24, 1912: Los Angeles Police Lt. John L. Butler of the traffic squad declares war on “hobble skirts,” with hemlines so snug that they allow women to take steps of only 8 mincing inches as they ...