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In 1971, the eye-popping short shorts fad caught the attention of pop singers
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Today the French fashion designer's observations seem wise, clever or amusingly dated
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With the '80s and '90s status-symbol clothing a bargain on eBay, the Brooklyn artist buys, disassembles and reconstructs them to make abstract "paintings"
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Vintage styles cycle in and out of favor among medal-winning racers
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With a watercolor sketchbook guide, Adolf Konrad drew on his talents to record his belongings
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Johnson liked his Haggar slacks slack—and colorfully described a special custom-cut
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Important Native American artifact seen in Smithsonian portrait fetches $877,500 at Nevada auction
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Though in tatters, the undergarment looks thoroughly modern. But was it comfortable!?
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The two-piece bathing suit got skimpier and more scandalous in 1946 Paris
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In many ways, 3D printing could be a superior way to manufacture shoes. But comfort isn't one yet
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A modern Scottish elevator shoe designer runs a global business from his Bangkok outpost
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How a shoe designed to address male inadequacy has become a symbol of female fashion sense
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Clothing embedded with nanotechnology taps into our growing desire to turn everyday things into electronic gadgets
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Couturiere and courtesan, Coco made her own rules as she freed women from old fussy, frilly fashions
At Toronto's Bata Shoe Museum, footwear opens a window on the lives and lore of peoples throughout the ages
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