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The Best in Fashion History: Penny Loafers, Forgotten Suitcases and Hermès Scarves
Three good reads to accessorize your daily routine
What Did Playtex Have to Do With Neil Armstrong?
The astronaut's lunar outfit was designed by the women's bra manufacturer and inspired a series of space age fashions
The End of Swimsuit Design Innovation
Design innovation often seems like a path with no end, but in competitive swimwear, we've found the point where ingenuity fundamentally changes the nature of the sport
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The avant-garde Japanese artist attains retrospective status—and embarks on a fashion collaboration with Louis Vuitton
September 28, 2012
| By Emily Spivack
Important Native American artifact seen in Smithsonian portrait fetches $877,500 at Nevada auction
July 25, 2012
| By Emily Spivack
As this old newspaper ad supplement shows, in the heydey of synthetic knits, DuPont advanced its chemically made fibers as a key to "Better Living"
September 24, 2012
| By Emily Spivack
As models flaunt designer wear during fashion week, a subway rider imparts her own bold style
September 14, 2012
| By Emily Spivack
Since the mid-1940s, models of perfection in designer clothes have graced Manhattan runways every autumn
September 07, 2012
| By Emily Spivack
A back "seam" drawn with an eyebrow pencil topped off the resourceful fashion effect
September 10, 2012
| By Emily Spivack
A look at how artists spent their summer vacations—at the beach
August 31, 2012
| By Emily Spivack
As hemlines rose, DuPont's wonder fabric was a sensation among women. But during WWII, it was needed for parachutes
September 04, 2012
| By Emily Spivack
The astronaut's lunar outfit was designed by the women's bra manufacturer and inspired a series of space age fashions
August 27, 2012
| By Emily Spivack
In 1971, the eye-popping short shorts fad caught the attention of pop singers
August 24, 2012
| By Emily Spivack
Today the French fashion designer's observations seem wise, clever or amusingly dated
August 20, 2012
| By Emily Spivack
With the '80s and '90s status-symbol clothing a bargain on eBay, the Brooklyn artist buys, disassembles and reconstructs them to make abstract "paintings"
August 13, 2012
| By Emily Spivack
Vintage styles cycle in and out of favor among medal-winning racers
August 08, 2012
| By Emily Spivack
With a watercolor sketchbook guide, Adolf Konrad drew on his talents to record his belongings
August 01, 2012
| By Emily Spivack
Johnson liked his Haggar slacks slack—and colorfully described a special custom-cut
July 30, 2012
| By Emily Spivack
Though in tatters, the undergarment looks thoroughly modern. But was it comfortable!?
July 23, 2012
| By Emily Spivack
In many ways, 3D printing could be a superior way to manufacture shoes. But comfort isn't one yet.
March 28, 2012
| By Sarah C. Rich
How a shoe designed to address male inadequacy has become a symbol of female fashion sense
March 21, 2012
| By Sarah C. Rich
A modern Scottish elevator shoe designer runs a global business from his Bangkok outpost
March 23, 2012
| By Sarah C. Rich
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