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It Was Only a Matter of Time Before Everyone Started Dressing Like Kramer

July 10, 2023

Kramer from Seinfeld wearing a yellow collared shirt with floral patterns and with an orange-sun silhouette drawn around him

There’s No Secret to How Wealthy People Dress

May 15, 2023

Three characters from HBO's "Succession" all dressed in "stealth wealth" clothing, including a several-hundred-dollar black wool baseball cap on one of them.

The Not-So-Sexy Origins of the Miniskirt

Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell

April 14, 2023

Black-and-white image of Mary Quant in the 1960s with a short bob, reflected sideways in a mirror

How Shoppers Got Tricked By Vegan Leather

April 11, 2023

cow crossed out with red lines in front of green background

The Wonder Reader

How Trends Are Made

April 8, 2023

Sneakers and athleisure

Something Odd Is Happening With Handbags

March 29, 2023

Three hands holding three of the same bags

Why Did We Buy What Victoria’s Secret Was Selling?

July 26, 2022

collage from Victoria's Secret catalogs

Fashion Has Abandoned Human Taste

June 23, 2022

A pink dress with puff sleeves

André Leon Talley Defined Style on His Own Terms

Tanisha C. Ford

January 22, 2022

André Leon Talley

How Outfits Define Those Who Wear Them

December 3, 2021

Always the Gold Sandal

Charles Harbison

September 16, 2021

A photo illustration with a fashionable woman, measuring tape, a factory, and clothing items

The 1970s Fashion Designer Who Was Outlandishly Ahead of His Time

May 12, 2021

the band kiss dressed in futuristic costume

America’s Most Hated Garment

December 8, 2020

An illustration of sweatpants on a hanger

Fashion’s Racism and Classism Are Finally Out of Style

July 7, 2020

How to Cut Your Own Hair

April 3, 2020

How Jeans Got Weird

October 23, 2019

Two women with pink hair dressed in matching denim outfits

The Two Most Mysterious Words in Modern Shopping

September 6, 2019

Scrunchies Are Little Rainbow Reminders That Millennials Are Old

September 5, 2019

A pile of colorful scrunchies

Toward a Universal Theory of ‘Mom Jeans’

August 28, 2019

Isabel Toledo: Beyond the Michelle Obama Dress

Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell

August 28, 2019

The Future of Marketing Is Bespoke Everything

June 11, 2019

Numerous beauty products without labels arranged on a pink surface

The Case for Boring Office Clothes

June 10, 2019

An Ann Taylor store window in 2009 in New York

How Rihanna’s Fenty Line Is Challenging Luxury-Fashion Norms

Tanisha C. Ford

June 7, 2019