High-End Unforgettables

An Oral History of the World’s Most Instagrammable Straw Hat When you’re at the beach, do you really need to tell people you’re "Out of Office?" August 31, 2017 at 07:40PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2etewSm

Rent the Rolex A number of companies now let customers rent luxury watches for the price of a monthly gym membership. Is this the latest unnecessary fad from the church of "disruption," or a genuinely novel approach to menswear? August 31, 2017 at 08:36AM via Digg http://ift.tt/2vJA4N8

Why Sorority Girls Dress Alike For sorority girls, clothes become a shorthand for identity. August 30, 2017 at 01:49PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2wolzQA

how vans old skool became the most important shoe in the world From the feet of skaters to the shoe rack of Julia Roberts and fashion weeks around the world, just why has the fashion world gone Old Skool? August 30, 2017 at 12:44PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2gosTrJ

Fast Fashion Was Born out of Clothing Rations in WWII Both the high-low collab and ultra-efficient manufacturing were borne out of WWII-era austerity. August 30, 2017 at 11:44AM via Digg http://ift.tt/2voIWfw

How Pretty American Housewives Were Weaponized in the Cold War Beauty was once shorthand for capitalism. August 29, 2017 at 03:49PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2vGTp1p

Chanel Sure Picked a Bad Time to Center a Marketing Campaign Around Coco We all know she was a Nazi spy, right? August 28, 2017 at 10:50AM via Digg http://ift.tt/2vwTOEc

How To Make Your Own Hella Hype-y Clout Goggles We love these glasses, but not as much as we love Tabasko Sweet. August 24, 2017 at 09:08AM via Digg http://ift.tt/2xfiCC5

What Do You Get When You Spend $1,500 on a Pair of Blue Jeans? An inside look at the bespoke denim business of New York's 3x1. August 23, 2017 at 06:10PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2vgniGn

Seersucker Wasn't Always a Rich Person Thing The lightweight material seems to belong to the leisure class, but it wasn't always that way. August 22, 2017 at 04:17PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2x9Tnkp

Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin's Wife Mocked An Instagram Commenter For Not Being Rich Today in controversies that could be easily avoided if people just ignored their online critics. August 22, 2017 at 01:08PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2xpUs6S

What Happened to Wearables? The once-hyped wearable tech market has struggled to find its footing. What worked, what didn’t and what’s next? August 22, 2017 at 11:51AM via Digg http://ift.tt/2wAC3qQ

Dolls Kill, the Nasty Gal for People Too Cool for Nasty Gal, Goes Mainstream The cult-fave startup moves its colorful style into brick and mortar August 22, 2017 at 09:46AM via Digg http://ift.tt/2v8ioLs

Letter of Recommendation: Memewear Memewear, a desperate attempt to cash in on fleeting internet jokes, is the hot new look this fall. August 21, 2017 at 04:20PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2uYH0dq

Confessions of a Costume Curator As a fashion historian, my job is to learn from other people’s clothes — a task that is challenging, messy, and often spooky. August 18, 2017 at 11:56AM via Digg http://ift.tt/2v7imCU

Charlottesville White Supremacists Missed The Jewish Connection To Their Polos This new crop of white supremacists have chosen a very deliberate uniform: a preppy polo shirt and a pair of khakis. It’s an aesthetic that was popularized by Jews — one of the communities the rally was targeting. August 17, 2017 at 07:35PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2x8C7eG

Plastic Surgeons Are Mostly Men, But Their Patients Are Mostly Women Why the industry’s double gender gap matters. August 16, 2017 at 06:45PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2uJv3Zc

Why Streetwear Loves Snoopy Fashion has long embraced "Peanuts" — but in 2017, the gang is everywhere. August 16, 2017 at 05:31PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2uXW4TO

My Super Sweet 15 The big dresses, and bigger business, of the American quinceañera. August 15, 2017 at 12:01PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2fIThw1

Exclusive: Tony Hawk and His Son Riley Talk Skateboarding Nepotism and What It’s Like to See Each Other Slam Tony Hawk has invented countless tricks, built skate parks around the world, and created a billion-dollar video-game franchise. But his legacy is greater than all that: Meet his son Riley. August 15, 2017 at 09:57AM via Digg http://ift.tt/2w6ulVs

Drugs, Wage Theft, And Boob Tape: Here’s What It’s Really Like Working In Fashion Interviews with dozens of employees reveal that the glamorous industry is riddled with problems. But there are signs of hope. August 15, 2017 at 09:57AM via Digg http://ift.tt/2w4uQjy

The Instagram watchdog that calls out fashion counterfeits Accounts like @yeezybusta are playing a key role in the online resale market. August 13, 2017 at 04:24PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2uE0j7K

When Did The Tan And Bikini Become So Popular? We have Coco Chanel to thank for tans becoming a thing. August 13, 2017 at 01:00PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2uDftdA

Wine-Themed T-Shirts Are for Rich, Thin White Women Who gets to wear a shirt that says "Margaritas made me do it"? August 9, 2017 at 08:36AM via Digg http://ift.tt/2vJGgbs

Hallowed Be Thy Hypepriest: The Pastors Who Dress Like Justin Bieber Justin Bieber and his favorite pastors have all started wearing the same mega-hyped clothes. What happens when a church becomes a streetwear brand? August 9, 2017 at 07:31AM via Digg http://ift.tt/2vJQbxE

The Sneaker World’s Biggest Yeezy Skeptic Matt Powell spends his days consulting for sneaker companies — and sniping at Kanye West fans on Twitter. Critics say he doesn't get the hype. Powell says hype doesn't matter. Who's right? August 8, 2017 at 11:00AM via Digg http://ift.tt/2uCIwgi

Multilevel-Marketing Companies Like LuLaRoe Are Forcing People Into Debt And Psychological Crisis One of America's most popular business opportunities is financially jeopardizing millions. August 7, 2017 at 08:28PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2hEqxoI

Ashley Graham Isn’t A Sample Size, But She Is A Supermodel Ashley Graham isn't a sample size. Which is exactly why she's become the face of a movement. August 7, 2017 at 09:44AM via Digg http://ift.tt/2veQNcq

Growing Your First Beard Is Hard. These Men on the Internet Are Here to Help It’s not nearly as creepy as it sounds. August 5, 2017 at 02:05PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2v9nHez

Banned From Print Media, Ultra-Orthodox Women Turn to Instagram Wigs and long skirts, meet Chanel and avocado toast. August 3, 2017 at 03:53PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2vuhVGi

The Persistent Fantasy Of The Fashion Magazine Job The magazine industry is dying — but the fantasy isn't. August 1, 2017 at 09:27PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2f7myQJ

A Doctor Gives Gwyneth Paltrow’s Goop a Pelvic Exam Dr. Jen Gunter was already skeptical of "snake oil" products meant to improve women's sex lives. Now she is a detractor of the movie star's website. August 1, 2017 at 06:55PM via Digg http://ift.tt/2vlNz8Z