Take a trip through time with the WWD archives, a treasure trove of the most fascinating moments in fashion, beauty, culture and beyond.
Trends may come, go and come back again, but the pages of WWD have never gone out of style as a trusted source to the fashion industry, covering some of the most compelling news stories for more than 100 years.
Fashion has the ability to inform, reshape and, perhaps most importantly, inspire. In the spirit of keeping inspiration alive, here is a nostalgic look back at the archives from On This Day in fashion history.
On This Day is a recurring column in WWD that spotlights fashion moments of the past from the WWD Archives.
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May 8, 1992 – Todd Oldham Becomes a Hot Commodity
Image Credit: Fairchild Fashion Media Texas-born Todd Oldham went from making childhood arts and crafts projects to becoming the darling of the New York fashion scene, with kitschy collections that charmed a range of clients, spanning Queen Latifah to Ivana Trump, as seen in WWD on May 8, 1992.
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May 6, 2014 – Rihanna is ‘White Hot’ at the Met Gala
Image Credit: Fairchild Fashion Media The first Monday in May has arrived, which means the Metropolitan Museum of Art’s Costume Institute is making final preparations for tonight’s Met Gala. Here, WWD revisits when Rihanna turned heads at the Met in a white two-piece Stella McCartney gown, as seen on May 6, 2014.
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May 3, 2011 – Stars Pay Tribute to Alexander McQueen at the Met Gala
Image Credit: Fairchild Fashion Media Monday’s Met Gala will undoubtedly spawn another fresh crop of unforgettable red carpet moments. Here’s a look back at when the Costume Institute honored Alexander McQueen, as stars donned the late designer’s savagely beautiful creations, as seen in WWD on May 3, 2011.
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May 1, 1962 – The Tony Awards Bring Hollywood Glamour to the Main Stage
Image Credit: Fairchild Fashion Media Stars from film and stage collided at the Tony Awards, where actresses dressed to play their greatest role of all — themselves, including Lauren Bacall, Gwen Verdon and one of the night’s big winners, Diahann Carroll, becoming the first Black actor to win in a lead role, as seen in WWD on May 1, 1962.
