The Victorian dress in the Maine antique mall was unlike anything Sara Rivers Cofield had seen before. Its fitted bodice, puffy bustle and lace cuffs reflected a bygone era. As a vintage costume ...

A reader hopes to rock a silk chiffon dress from the ’80s without damaging its delicate fabric. By Vanessa Friedman I recently bought a vintage 1980s Italian designer silk chiffon dress with matching ...

For nearly a decade, sleuths had tried to decode a cryptic note discovered in the silk bustle dress. An analyst finally cracked the case. By Livia Albeck-Ripka Sara Rivers Cofield was on her usual ...

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The New York designer fashioned this design editor’s dress from Edwardian petticoats—and the mother of the bride’s wedding ...