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In 1971, the eye-popping short shorts fad caught the attention of pop singers
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Top 10 Chanelisms: Coco’s Wise Words to Mark Her Birthday
Today the French fashion designer’s observations seem wise, clever or amusingly dated
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Through the Lens of Cosmo Covers: Remembering Helen Gurley Brown
With her magazine, the longtime editor sold sex as well as the latest, often provocative fashions
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The 11 Things You Didn’t Know About Wheaties
Wheaties has been around for nearly 90 years, but when did they start putting athletes on the cover?
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Q&A: Jayson Musson Breaks Down Coogi Sweaters
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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As the Olympic Games Conclude, a Look Back at U.S. Opening Ceremony Outfits
The photos tell the story here, as Team USA has always had an eccentric taste in its uniforms
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The Swimsuit Series, Part 5: Olympic Athletes, Posing
Vintage styles cycle in and out of favor among medal-winning racers
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Packing List Series, Part 2: An Artist’s Illustrated Guide
With a watercolor sketchbook guide, Adolf Konrad drew on his talents to record his belongings
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When LBJ Ordered Pants From the White House
Johnson liked his Haggar slacks slack—and colorfully described a special custom-cut
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The Long Journey of Chief Joseph’s War Shirt
Important Native American artifact seen in Smithsonian portrait fetches $877,500 at Nevada auction
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Q&A: Archaeologist Unearths 600-year-old Bra in Castle
Though in tatters, the undergarment looks thoroughly modern. But was it comfortable!?
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The Swimsuit Series, Part 4: A Competitive Swimmer’s Musings
In Leanne Shapton’s Swimming Studies “Bathing” chapter, there’s a story behind every suit
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Remembering Bloomingdale’s Chairman, the Dearly Departed Martin Traub, 1925-2012
The department store chain’s visionary executive beat the competition in exotic fashion flair
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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
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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
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Layered, corseted summer garments kept women proper and fashionable, if not cool
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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
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Besides how to be a good neighbor, Mr. Rogers taught us other lessons, especially about the impact of a comforting change of clothes
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How Bathing Suits Went From Two-pieces to Long Gowns and Back
Bikinis may have been illegal in 1900, but they were all the rage in ancient Rome
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Welcome to Threaded! And a Dig Through the Archives
Welcome to Threaded, your go-to fashion blog for all things historical and sartorial
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