Laura Ashley, an English designer known for her floral patterns and colors, begins to influence American fashion's return to femininity in the late 1970s.

American designer Scott Barrie shows his simple and elegant satin slip dress in the spring of 1978. With its deep-slit hemline that showcases the wearer's legs, this dress combines the fun of the mini with the comfort and sensibility of longer skirts.

In February 1976 Liz Claiborne forms and soon becomes famous for her simple and affordable line of women's sportswear.

In 1978 designer Perry Ellis opens his new line of men's clothing, Perry Ellis Sportswear.

In 1976 former model and star of the hit television show Charlie's Angels Farrah Fawcett-Majors makes news with her feathered haircut.

In July 1975 First Lady Betty Ford removes historic mid-nineteenth-century wallpaper from the White House dining room. Installed by Jacqueline Kennedy, the wallpaper depicted Revolutionary War battle scenes that...