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 ...

California Fashion: Patio Prints from the 1940's and 1950's

With a growing popularity in outdoor living, California designers during the 1940's and 1950's developed a fashion niche to meet the...