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History of the 'It Bag' - Balenciaga Lariat

You may know it as the ‘City bag’ or ‘Motorcycle bag,’ but the iconic Balenciaga bag was officially named Lariat. In 1997 Nicolas...

Oct 4, 2021

How Alexander McQueen Lost his First Official Collection

After his successful graduate collection for Central St. Martins he is invited by the British Fashion Council to present his first...

Sep 8, 2021

Fendi Spring/Summer 1994

During Fendi SS94, Karl Lagerfeld believed his collection was so good it was enough to present it in mannequins. For the swimwear segment...

Jan 5, 2021

Gucci Family Drama

There was so much drama in the Gucci family, I’m surprised they didn’t make a telenovela from it. Gucci was founded in 1921 by Guccio...

Hi, I’m Penélope, but you can call me Pepi.

Welcome to my passion project. Here I preserve fashion stories, stories that I randomly find in blogs, and fact check using fashion history books and magazine archives.

I am not a fashion historian, yet I am a passionate researcher and love sharing what I discover with you.

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A COLLECTION OF PECULIAR FASHION STORIES

History of the 'It Bag' - Balenciaga Lariat

How Alexander McQueen Lost his First Official Collection

Fendi Spring/Summer 1994

Gucci Family Drama

A COLLECTION
OF PECULIAR
FASHION STORIES