Louella Ballerino: early 1940's, Mexican Design Influences

This jacket and skirt was designed in 1942 by Louella Ballerino. She mixed applied rows of ribbon, metallic braid and colored fabric bands ...

Pioneers in California Fashion: Peggy Hunt and the Affliliated Fashionists

California fashion industry was well under way by the 1920's. Los Angeles had found its niche in two important local businesses: Hollyw...