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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September 9, 2011 – Fashion’s Night Out Invades NYC
Image Credit: Fairchild Fashion Media Fashion’s Night Out, the industry’s short-lived answer to getting people excited to shop again after the 2008 recession, sent WWD tweeting all over the city to share the retail spectacle, as seen on Sept. 9, 2011.
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September 6, 1983 – Small People End the Summer With Big, Adorable Style
Image Credit: Fairchild Fashion Media New York kids teetered the streets in overalls, nautical get-ups and sundresses with enough cuteness to sooth the end-of-summer scaries, as seen in WWD on Sept. 6, 1983.
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September 4, 1968 – Truman Capote Escorts His ‘Swan’ Lee Radziwill to Lunch
Image Credit: Fairchild Fashion Media Lee Radziwill and Truman Capote appeared effortless and carefree as the friends headed to one of their infamous lunches, as seen in WWD on Sept. 4, 1968.