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 ...

Charlot died on Sunday, according to The New York Times at her home in Tepoztlán, Mexico. She was born in New York on Oct. 26, 1922, named Shirley Agin, according to People Magazine and the Times. She ...

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 ...

Ms. Charlot’s creation merged seamlessly with the carefree youth culture of the 1950s, becoming visual shorthand for the entire decade. By Margalit Fox What’s a nice Jewish viscountess to do when she ...