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Tracing American Fashion from ‘Silver Screen to Mainstream’

From Parisian style to Hollywood starlets, we explore a new History Museum exhibit.

04/15/2019 | Rating NR

Chicago Tonight

Tracing American Fashion from ‘Silver Screen to Mainstream’

Clip: 4/15/2019 | 4m 44sVideo has Closed Captions

From Parisian style to Hollywood starlets, we explore a new History Museum exhibit.

The 1930s were a defining decade for the U.S. At the Chicago History Museum, a new exhibit explores part of that era’s history you might not think of: fashion.

04/15/2019 | Rating NR

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