Fashion
Model Looms Are Missing Link in China's Textile History
Four miniature pattern looms found in a burial in Chengdu show how the Han Dynasty produced cloth to trade on the Silk Road
Reliving the Ebony Fashion Fair Off the Runway, One Couture Dress at a Time
An exhibition on the traveling fashion show memorializes the cultural phenomenon that shook up an industry
Fashion Made From Cow Poo Wins Innovation Award
Mestic looks to manure to produce bioplastic, paper and fashion-forward textiles
What’s the Environmental Footprint of a T-Shirt?
In-depth life cycle analyses are teaching us more about the environmental costs of the things we wear
Only 30 Dutch Wooden Shoe Makers Remain
The traditional trade is in trouble
These Designs Showcase the Provocative World of Native Fashion
These contemporary designs by prominent or up-and-coming Native American designers are edgy and pulsing with relevance
When Hollywood Glamour Was Sold at the Local Department Store
During the 1930s, the world’s most fashionable looks came not from Paris, but from La-La Land
Fans of Dorothy Parker Can Pay to Wear Her Mink Coat
It’s all in the name of preservation
The Invention of Vintage Clothing
It all began with the Davy Crockett coonskin hat craze and a bunch of Bohemians yearning to swathe themselves in decades-old fur
British Parliament Is Losing its Wigs
They’re itchy, formal—and part of centuries of tradition
The LBD Gets an Update With the Debut of the First Dress Made with Graphene
Partially made from the world's thinnest, strongest material, lights on the dress change color based on the wearer's breathing rate
This Necklace Contains All of the World’s Languages
Because cultural preservation never goes out of fashion
Muslim and Sikh Troops Can Now Wear Beards, Turbans and Headscarves
The U.S. Army just changed its grooming regulations to accommodate observant soldiers
For Generations of Chicagoans, Marshall Field’s Meant Business, and Christmas
The midwestern mainstay transformed commerce into a communal holiday spectacle
Meet an Environmental Activist and an Artist Who Share a Passion for “Trashion”
One man's trash suit is another woman's work of art
Feeding Silkworms Carbon Nanotubes and Graphene Makes Super-Tough Silk
A diet rich in graphene or carbon nanotubes causes the creatures to produce a fiber twice as strong as normal silk
Charles Osgood's Love Affair With the Bow Tie Began With a Dire Warning About Clip-Ons
As one of his iconic bow ties arrives at the Smithsonian, Osgood reflects on good and bad doggerel and how to tie a good knot
Paleontologists Probe the Bonehead that Foreshadowed Domed Dinos
This striking skull shape evolved at least twice. But what was its purpose?
The Shoes With No (Carbon) Footprint
Energy company NRG has made a pair of sneakers from carbon emissions
Is Plastic the Secret to Clothes That Will Keep You Cool?
Because it allows infrared radiation to escape your body, polyethylene could become key to what we wear in a warming world
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