Lindsay Tuchman reports on the parachute wedding dress on display. Philadelphia 76ers center Joel Embiid will miss the team’s first game back after the All-Star break against the Atlanta Hawks on ...

A WWII parachute repurposed into a wedding dress by Evelyn Braet is on display at the Cradle of Aviation Museum, embodying love and resourcefulness during post-war scarcity.

The daughter of the bride who wore the dress, Sister Kate Braet, who is a veteran herself, was joined by family members to ...

This wedding dress was made from a nylon parachute that saved Maj. Claude Hensinger during World War II. In August 1944, Hensinger, a B-29 pilot, and his crew were returning from a bombing raid over ...

There have been many iconic wedding dresses over the years that tell the story of a beautiful love story between a couple, hold some historic relevance or just impeccable craftsmanship. It could be ...

YORK — Deany Keith had her hair curled and teased on a recent morning for her media appearances, an “it” girl at 93 years old. Tucked into a neat little apartment in Country Meadows retirement ...

Historians can be daydreamers at times when it comes to things that might have taken place in the past. So indulge with me for a moment as I think about Valentine's Day in 1942 and what might have ...

A wedding dress usually begins with fabric and fittings, but this one had a very different origin rooted in World War II. A pilot survived a damaged aircraft using a silk parachute, and years later ...

At Morning Star Retirement on Saturday, several residents brought out their wedding dresses, and told the story behind them. Every dress came with a unique story, but one made out of a parachute from ...

MILAN — A parachute-like frock stole the spotlight — and scooped the top prize — at the ninth edition of the Loro Piana Knit Design Award, which challenged applicants even more than in past editions.