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The Masked Merriment of Mardi Gras
For centuries, the day's revelry has featured the liberated feeling of hiding in plain view
February 12, 2013
| By Emily Spivack
It's the birth of the modern cosmetics business as young women look for beauty enhancers in a tube or jar
February 07, 2013
| By Emily Spivack
The young, fashionable women of the 1920s define the dress and style of their peers in their own words
February 05, 2013
| By Emily Spivack
Heat-sensitive color made this sportswear a hot item—but it didn't last
January 22, 2013
| By Emily Spivack
As you don your sparkly holiday fashions, think of the trend's start in an Egyptian tomb
December 28, 2012
| By Emily Spivack
A new exhibit in Israel educates kids that being old shouldn’t translate to being sidelined
January 2013
| By Shoshana Kordova
What's behind the holiday tradition of hanging hosiery on the fireplace?
December 14, 2012
| By Emily Spivack
Holiday cheer with a touch of nostalgia celebrates garish knitwear from the 1940s to '80s
December 11, 2012
| By Emily Spivack
Three good reads to accessorize your daily routine
December 06, 2012
| By Emily Spivack
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
The more talkative half of the famed magic duo says that even for professionals, this magic act is a tough act to swallow
December 2012
| By Penn Jillette
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
When their faces are obscured, these children transform into frightening little creatures
October 29, 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
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