Packing List Series, Part 1: Joan Didion

In 1979, "The White Album" gave smart women a straightforward guide to what to bring on a trip
July 11, 2012 | By Emily Spivack

Swimsuit Series, Part 3: Is Today Truly the 66th Anniversary of the First Bikini?

The two-piece bathing suit got skimpier and more scandalous in 1946 Paris
July 05, 2012 | By Emily Spivack

Wearing Wool, All Summer Long

Layered, corseted summer garments kept women proper and fashionable, if not cool
July 03, 2012 | By Emily Spivack

The Swimsuit Series, Part 2: Beauty Pageants and the Inevitable Swimsuit Competition

In the latest chapter of the series, we look at how bathing suits came to be an integral part of the Miss America competition
June 28, 2012 | By Emily Spivack

The Indelible Mister Rogers

Besides how to be a good neighbor, Mr. Rogers taught us other lessons, especially about the impact of a comforting change of clothes
June 25, 2012 | By Emily Spivack

Welcome to Threaded! And a Dig Through the Archives

Welcome to Threaded, your go-to fashion blog for all things historical and sartorial
June 20, 2012 | By Emily Spivack

In The Future, All Women Will Be Amazons

A 1950 news report predicted that women in the year 2000 would be "more than six feet tall, wear a size 11 shoe, have shoulders like a wrestler and muscles like a truck driver."
January 20, 2012 | By Matt Novak

Q and A With Diosa Costello

The first Latina on Broadway dishes on her career and how she got her breakout role in South Pacific
November 2011 | By Joseph Stromberg

Q and A: Tim Gunn

The co-host of Lifetime TV's Project Runway talks about what makes good design and more
December 2010 | By Megan Gambino

First Lady's Inaugural Gown Arrives at Smithsonian

Michelle Obama donates her Jason Wu gown to the First Ladies' Collection at the National Museum of American History
March 09, 2010 | By Beth Py-Lieberman

Homemade Clothes for Hollywood - Made Movies

Rabbit Goody has been the go-to weaver for historically accurate fabric for the movie industry’s biggest period dramas
December 07, 2009 | By Rachel Dickinson

Q and A: Mark Newport

Costume designer Mark Newport talks about knitting outfits for superheroes, both famous (Batman) and unknown (Sweaterman)
October 2009 | By Jordan Steffen

50 Years of Pantyhose

Love them or hate them, the once-ubiquitous women’s accessory was a revolutionary invention that helped transform women’s fashion
July 08, 2009 | By Joseph Caputo

Edward Steichen: In Vogue

A painter by training, Edward Steichen changed fashion photography forever
May 2009 | By Owen Edwards

Q and A: Isaac Mizrahi

Fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi's salmon skin dress is on display in a new exhibit at the Cooper-Hewitt National Design Museum
April 2009 | By Joseph Caputo

All that Glitters

Carol Channing can't forget the night her gown got ransomed
August 2008 | By Owen Edwards

The Flight Stuff

Amelia Earhart brought her own special style—even to her outerwear
July 2007 | By Owen Edwards

The Shirt Off His Back

Jerry Seinfeld's silly, frilly prop takes its place in television history
March 2005 | By Owen Edwards

Just the Right Touch

By introducing a note of modesty, Marilyn Monroe's gloves actually heightened her come-hither allure
December 2002 | By David H. Shayt

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