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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July 3, 1979 – Wimbledon’s Courtside Style Fails to Impress
Image Credit: Fairchild Fashion Media With Wimbledon underway, WWD recalls when an underwhelmed tennis fan exclaimed, “Look at the way these people are dressed!” after a mishmash of casualwear failed to make a perfect serve, as seen on July 3, 1979.
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July 1, 1974 – A Stale Dress Market Is Examined by Designers and Retailers
Image Credit: Fairchild Fashion Media Designers and retailers looked for newness in a softening dress market as consumers embraced sportswear separates in lieu of the one-piece wardrobe staple, as seen in WWD on July 1, 1974.
