In cooperation with the Surf Ballroom, the Clear Lake Arts Center is offering a Poodle Skirt Workshop from 10 a.m. to noon Saturday, Jan. 24, with instructor Kate Christensen. “Knowing how to sew ...

What’s a nice Jewish viscountess to do when she has a title but no money, a party invitation but no clothes and a pair of scissors but no sewing skills? Invent the poodle skirt, of course. That, quite ...

The fashion world brims with origin stories. There’s Coco Chanel popularizing the little black dress in the cocktail culture of the 1920s. There’s Mary Quant staking claim to the miniskirt in London’s ...