Editors' Picks

A History of Sequins from King Tut to the King of Pop

As you don your sparkly holiday fashions, think of the trend's start in an Egyptian tomb

James Bond’s Dapper Dinner Jackets

With their origins at a London bespoke tailor, the suits of 007 are sharp—almost as sharp as a dagger shoe

Taking a Closer Look at an Odd Pair of Very, Very Old Socks

With their divided toes and extreme length, these red knit wonders from an excavated Egyptian site have an otherworldly quality

Arts & Culture Beats

Page 2 of 2

Are the days of wearing just a tuxedo t-shirt just over the horizon?
December 03, 2012 | By Emily Spivack

Meaningful purchases trump frenetic shopping and closets bulging with new clothes
November 29, 2012 | By Emily Spivack

Seeking comfort, holiday diners will don elastic to indulge their expanding waistlines. They should thank Thomas Hancock and his "masticator"
November 19, 2012 | By Emily Spivack

When models wore Google's goggles on the runway, it signaled that the next wave of digital devices may actually go post-geek.
September 13, 2012 | By Randy Rieland

With their origins at a London bespoke tailor, the suits of 007 are sharp—almost as sharp as a dagger shoe
November 16, 2012 | By Emily Spivack

The stylish spy wore a Rolex and sunglasses that you can't buy on Black Friday on any other day
November 09, 2012 | By Emily Spivack

The museum's clothing and textiles are unwrapped for view as never before
November 06, 2012 | By Emily Spivack

Forget buttons and T-shirts. Check out these mini dresses, bell bottoms and digital watches from old campaign trails
November 01, 2012 | By Emily Spivack

Sexy or scary, the outfit has cast a spell on costume wearers going back many years
October 26, 2012 | By Emily Spivack

How much drama is too much? These two famous women, who wielded power over how we dress, could have debated the subject
October 23, 2012 | By Emily Spivack

With their divided toes and extreme length, these red knit wonders from an excavated Egyptian site have an otherworldly quality
October 19, 2012 | By Emily Spivack

Before the Age of Aquarius, there was the age of administrators and their button-down rules about students' wardrobes
October 15, 2012 | By Emily Spivack

Wearing rolled stocking back then must have been akin to the liberating, punk rock feeling of wearing ripped fishnets today
October 12, 2012 | By Emily Spivack

Meet Sadie Mintz, a jewelry maker who saw her handiwork on the cover of LIFE magazine
October 09, 2012 | By Emily Spivack

The real stories behind some fashion fads and classics hold some surprising twists
October 05, 2012 | By Emily Spivack

Antonio Lopez's electrifying art defined the style of the times, 1960s-'80s. Now, a gallery show and book call renewed attention to his accomplishments
October 02, 2012 | By Emily Spivack

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

Advertisement

Follow Us

Travel with Smithsonian