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Artist Mark Newport replaces the flashy capes and skin-tight garments of comic book superheroes with soft, hand-knit costumes.

Q and A: Mark Newport

Costume designer Mark Newport talks about knitting outfits for superheroes, both famous (Batman) and unknown (Sweaterman)

From the runway, to the office, and now stored away in women’s dresser draws, pantyhose have gone through several life cycles.

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

A Steichen photograph of two gowns by Madeleine Vionnet reflects the ease of movement for which Vionnet was known. The name of the model in white is unrecorded; Marion Morehouse, in black, was one of the photographer's favorite models.

Edward Steichen: In Vogue

A painter by training, Edward Steichen changed fashion photography forever

Fashion designer Isaac Mizrahi sat down with Smithsonian magazine to discuss the upcoming exhibition "Design for a Living World."

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

Photograph of Alec Soth taken in his studio

At the Portrait Gallery, Alec Soth Likes Looking at Women

Channing (as Lorelei Lee, 1974) recalls taking her first bow in a dress encrusted with 40 pounds of bling: “I fell over forward and almost broke my teeth.”

All That Glitters

Carol Channing can’t forget the night her gown got ransomed

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Subversive Seamstress

Earhart was equally at home in the air and on the pages of fashion magazines.Earhart was equally at home in the air and on the pages of fashion magazines.

The Flight Stuff

Amelia Earhart brought her own special style—even to her outerwear

Costume designer Charmaine Simmons conceived Jerry's foppish garb to be both "uncomfortable" and "unwearable."

The Shirt Off His Back

Jerry Seinfeld’s silly, frilly prop takes its place in television history

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Just the Right Touch

By introducing a note of modesty, Marilyn Monroe’s gloves actually heightened her come-hither allure

Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, 1920

Chez Chanel

Couturiere and courtesan, Coco made her own rules as she freed women from old fussy, frilly fashions

Earning a Halo Can Stink to High Heaven

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I’m Shopping for Pants But Coming up Short

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Going Toe to Toe with Shoes

At Toronto’s Bata Shoe Museum, footwear opens a window on the lives and lore of peoples throughout the ages

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This Joint Is Jumping

Wearing zoot suits and skirts that twirl, Lindy Hoppers are making lots of whoopee from coast to coast

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To Protect Yourself In a World Full of Peril, You Have To Dress For Safety

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