It has been 62 years since Appleseed’s was founded in Beverly, and about 12 years since the women’s clothing retailer closed 17 retail stores – including a successful one in Cohasset – and became ...

Thirty-five years ago, print media was having a renaissance. And the uncontested leader of the medium, with more cultural relevance than most magazines or books, was a clothing catalog, delivered free ...

After a bit of a lull, women’s apparel buyers got busy placing orders again. For the third quarter of 2006, the names of 33.3 million 12-month buyers from women’s clothing catalogs were available for ...

In the 1880s, it was bustles and corsets. In the 1950s, it was girdles and cone-shaped brassieres. These days, it’s Spanx and liposuction. The White River Valley Museum’s “Suffer for Beauty” ...

Includes pamphlets, prices and specifications.

Spark Notes is a recurring series about the lightbulb moments in sexual development. For homosexuals of my generation, certain phrases held very specific but not exactly standard meanings. Every ’80s ...