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For the #TransgenderDayofVisibility we want to share with our community the story of William Dorsey Swann, America’s first Drag Queen. No known photos of him exist—these are from the same era. #WilliamDorseySwann #FashionConstellate #DayOfVisibility #WeSeeYou #TDOV

We are so very sad to hear that Patrick Demarchelier has died. His contributions to the world of fashion are innumerable. He and his vision will be missed. We wish his family & loved ones peace in this difficult time. #PatrickDemarchelier #FashionPhotography #YouWillBeMissedSir

Lucky died from cancer at 41, was buried at the same church as Dior and Fath, in the red satin gown which had been a “farewell present of Christian Dior when she left his employ.” #LucieDaouphars #LuckyDaouphars #Muse

From the start of their time together, Dior saw Lucky as “one of his greatest assets.” He draped directly on a model and said “that to design a dress on Lucky was to be granted a constant source of inspiration.” #LucieDaouphars #LuckyDaouphars #Muse

After a destitute start, Lucky acquired “worldwide fame by flying to the far corners of the world to show French fashions…Her personal qualities kept her inside and kept her moving upward.” #LucieDaouphars #LuckyDaouphars #Muse

Noailles died in 1970, of a pulmonary edema, at 68. Pierre Berge, when asked about the influences who formed YSL’s personal taste said: "Influences? Only one. Marie-Laure de Noailles." #VicomtesseDeNoailles #MarieLaureDeNoailles

As Noailles got older, she grew more and more eccentric, “abandoning her Chanel suits and bags for voluminous, market-bought peasant skirts and wicker baskets” in her later years. #VicomtesseDeNoailles #MarieLaureDeNoailles

“The queen of café society” was friends included almost every important artist of the 20th century, people like Buñuel, Diaghilev, Man Ray, Giacometti,and Dalí. She modeled, mused,& purchased. #VicomtesseDeNoailles #MarieLaureDeNoailles

At 7 Noailles grandfather died and “she inherited one of the greatest fortunes in Europe.” Mom was a recluse a la Grey Gardens, but with a little bit more Baudelaire and dinner guests. #VicomtesseDeNoailles #MarieLaureDeNoailles

“Marie-Laure had an illustrious maternal ancestry that was linked to the Marquis de Sade, and an unconventional grandmother, the Comtesse de Chevigné, who regularly received letters from Marcel Proust.” #VicomtesseDeNoailles #MarieLaureDeNoailles

“Despite his fame, Mr. Azzaro never designed haute couture clothing and was not a member of the elite Chambre Syndicale, which groups the top designers showing in France.” #LorisAzzaro #Azzaro

Loris Azzaro found a muse in Marisa (Schiaparelli) Berenson. It was a magical working relationship; as a model descended from couture royalty, she was the perfect mannequin for Azzaro Couture. #LorisAzzaro #Azzaro

Loris Azzaro made some of the best party dresses designed in the last half of the 20th century. He was known for insane amounts of detailed work; beading, woven metal chains and strategically placed cut-outs. #LorisAzzaro #Azzaro

For years, because it took forever for him to find financial backing for his brand, Lee was surviving (and producing his work) on government welfare, which he needed, but which obviously affected his budget. #AlexanderMcQueen

McQueen always “knew he wanted to work in fashion.” At 16 he found himself apprenticeships at prestigious Savile Row establishments, once proudly “graffitied obscenities into the linings of suits intended for the Prince of Wales.” #AlexanderMcQueen

I’m reading Gods and Kings: The Rise and Fall of Alexander McQueen and John Galliano, by Dana Thomas. So, obviously it's time to revisit my own, near constant infatuation with the work of #AlexanderMcQueen

Cocteau on d'Ora: Fanned by the wing of genius, she walks in a labyrinth whose minotaur goes from the Dolly Sisters to the terrible bestiary of the slaughterhouses, where this ageless woman, more lucid than any young man, brushes the murderers aside…

Neue Galerie:“Dora Kallmus (1881–1963), better known as Madame d���Ora, was an unusual woman for her time with a spectacular career as one of the leading photographic portraitists of the early 20th century….d’Ora enjoyed an illustrious 50-year career.”

By the mid 1920s Delaunay “had a Paris studio dedicated to creating textiles and clothing,” an eponymous fashion brand registered in France and the US. Still, “for a long time, Sonia Delaunay was regarded as the helpmeet or wife-of-the-more-famous Robert.” #SoniaDelaunay