Women's lifestyle magazine Godey's Lady's Book was the first to use the term polka dot (in reference to a scarf) in its 1857 issue, with the following description: "Scarf of muslin, for light summer ...

You won’t believe how long the print has been commanding closets.

Polka dots are so fun to wear and definitely add a graphic element to any ensemble, but maybe you’ve always wondered how they came to be—or where the name even originated from. For you curious fashion ...

Because they make me happy. They actually have a reputation for doing that. It’s true. Polka dots hearken to the 1950s and suggest simplicity, fun and cheerfulness. But it hasn’t always been so. In ...

2019-05-18T17:21:29-04:00https://images.c-span.org/Files/ac3/20190518172428002_hd.jpgEvan Maruszewski, founder of the Milwaukee Polka Riot Festival, discussed the ...