fashion

A woman wearing a headwrap and as shimmering blue and gold dress stands in front of a camera, with her hands to her hips.

Fashion, faith and culture come together through the global art of head wrapping

Head wrapping goes beyond style for one Detroit anthropologist. It’s also a way to bridge cultures.

Fashion, faith and culture come together through the global art of head wrapping
Tattooed human skin forms part of an exhibit in Portugal.

Portugal is exhibiting human skin with smutty old tattoos

Portugal is exhibiting human skin with smutty old tattoos
The World

What designing lingerie and writing stand-up have in common

What designing lingerie and writing stand-up have in common
Former President and First Lady Michelle Obama dance together at the Governors Ball in 2009.

Reflecting on eight years of Obama’s executive actions and 'dad jeans'

Reflecting on eight years of Obama’s executive actions and 'dad jeans'
French designer Sonia Rykiel

Remembering an icon of the French fashion world: Sonia Rykiel dies, age 86

Remembering an icon of the French fashion world: Sonia Rykiel dies, age 86

How a ‘Designer’s Designer’ Made the World Take Note

Isabel Toledo became a household name when Michelle Obama commissioned a dress for her first inaugural ceremony. Studio 360 stops by her New York City studio for a peek inside. 

How a ‘Designer’s Designer’ Made the World Take Note

Seven Floors of “Eccentric Glamour” with Simon Doonan

Simon Doonan schools Kurt Andersen in the art of wearing his eccentricities on his sleeve.

Seven Floors of “Eccentric Glamour” with Simon Doonan

Cintra Wilson, Fashion Anthropologist

Cintra Wilson on her cross-country trip to examine American fashion and why the best clothing inspires fear.

Cintra Wilson, Fashion Anthropologist

Cracking the Fashion Code at “Vogue”

How filmmaker R.J. Cutler went behind the scenes at “Vogue” to document editor Anna Wintour’s regal fashion empire.

Cracking the Fashion Code at “Vogue”
The Museum of Fine Arts in Boston has a display of 3-D printed dresses and accessories.

A Boston museum is showing what the future of fashion might look like

What if you never had to worry about your clothes fitting you in the future? What if your clothes were tailored exactly to your body.

A Boston museum is showing what the future of fashion might look like

Roy Lichtenstein Pops into 3-D

What if you could go inside a Roy Lichtenstein painting? Famed designer Stefan Sagmeister turns a fashion magazine spread into a pop art fantasia. 

Roy Lichtenstein Pops into 3-D
Gabrielle "Coco" Chanel, 1920

How the Nazis helped Coco Chanel — and Chanel No. 5

The story behind Chanel No. 5 is complex, in which an icon of fashion fraternized with fascists to try to eliminate her Jewish partners.

How the Nazis helped Coco Chanel — and Chanel No. 5
Bill Cunningham takes photos during the Naeem Khan Spring/Summer 2013 collection show at New York Fashion Week in 2012.

Old-school photographer Bill Cunningham opens up on Instagram

Bill Cunningham, a legend of the fashion photography world, may seem like a relic: He's 85 and still devoted to shooting on film. But he's also giving fans a look into his work and life using the decidedly new-school medium of Instagram.

Old-school photographer Bill Cunningham opens up on Instagram
Designer Oscar de la Renta addresses the audience next to singer Juan Luis Guerra during a presentation of his collection in Mexico City in 2011.

Dominican designers were inspired by native son Oscar de la Renta

Oscar de la Renta, who died on Monday at 82, was born and raised in the Dominican Republic. But after leaving at 18 and becoming famous around the world, he still maintained ties to his home and fellow fashion designers there, who are clamoring to have a street named after him.

Dominican designers were inspired by native son Oscar de la Renta
Boy jumps into public pool in Auxerre.

No Speedo? Then don't try to go swimming in France — seriously

Public pool rules in France say your swimsuit can't be something you could be found wearing outside the pool. That means no trunks, Bermuda shorts, T-shirts or anything that is not strictly meant for swimming. But bust out all the Speedos you want.

No Speedo? Then don't try to go swimming in France — seriously