It's A WWD World.

Byline: Rosemary Feitelberg

IT'S A WWD WORLD

THE TRENDS, SILHOUETTES, COLOR SCHEMES AND WHATEVER ELSE DESIGNERS FANCY SEASON AFTER SEASON HAVE FILLED WWD' S PAGES THROUGHOUT 10 DECADES. BUT DURING THOSE YEARS, THE PAPER HAS ALSO REPORTED ON MANY OF THE WORLD'S MOST SIGNIFICANT EVENTS AND THE PEOPLE MAKING NEWS AND SHAPING THE CULTURE. ALONG THE WAY, WWD HAS COVERED ITS SHARE OF THE UNEXPECTED AS WELL. HERE AND ON THE FOLLOWING PAGES, A LOOK AT HOW THE PAPER HANDLED STORIES OF NATIONAL AND INTERNATIONAL INTEREST, AS WELL AS SOME OFFBEAT SURPRISES.

From the advent of the automobile to the approval of nafta to the terrorist attacks of 9/11 and the current impact of the Great Recession, WWD has kept readers up to speed about the changing face of America and the world, and its relation to the many …