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Tag: Fashion and Apparel
How Queen Elizabeth II’s Style Shaped the World
The longest-serving British monarch let her clothes do the talking for her.
China’s Youth Try on the Communist Cadre Look
Why are some Chinese youth dressing like middle-aged civil servants? It might be ironic, or a longing for stability in uncertain times.
China’s Youth Try on the Communist Cadre Look
Why are some Chinese youth dressing like middle-aged civil servants? It might be ironic, or a longing for stability in uncertain times.
Can an Iconic Italian Wool Survive a Changing Economy?
Casentino cloth has been finished for centuries by workers in a remote Tuscan valley. Today they are threatened by eviction.
Issey Miyake, Who Opened a Door for Japanese Fashion, Dies at 84
The first Japanese designer to show in Paris, he was known for his origami-like designs, creating pleated skirts, dresses and trousers that afforded freedom.
Issey Miyake, Japanese Fashion Designer, Dies at 84
He was known for his innovative origami-like designs, creating skirts, dresses and trousers with prisms of unfolding shapes.
Colombia’s First Black Vice President Spotlights Afro-Caribbean Fashion
The wardrobe of Francia Márquez, Colombia’s first Black vice president, is the creation of a young designer at the center of an Afro-Colombian fashion explosion.
Why a Vogue Cover Created a Controversy for Olena Zelenska
Is the magazine romanticizing war, or is the first lady weaponizing glossies?
In Washington, Olena Zelenska Dressed for Ukraine
On an unofficial visit, the Ukrainian first lady represents her country in more ways than one.