The culture of a decade can sometimes be a reaction to the tastes and manners of the preceding one. The world of fashion is no exception, and the 1930s turned the page on the Roaring Twenties. Even ...

“‘Take off that stiff girdle,’ your vendeuse orders sternly. ‘You can’t be fitted into that. It makes you into a tube.’” And with that came the 1930s! Just half a decade prior, the tubular look was ...