1. Pudding à la Rachel: or how to cash in on the power of celebrity
The oldest reference to Pudding à la Rachel I have been able to find is an 1855 reference in the journal The Musical World. It was named after a French actress known professionally as Madamoiselle Rachel, following a tour that took her to New York. Such was her fame that her name started cropping up everywhere. You could have your hair done ‘à la Rachel’ in the first, but definitely not the last, moment of celebrity-driven fashion associated with that name. Continue reading 1. Pudding à la Rachel: or how to cash in on the power of celebrity
Grounded History 