Her wildly successful podcast Fashion Neurosis addresses other people’s issues. It’s also helped her rethink her own ...

In the basement of the theater building on the campus of Smith College in Northampton, Massachusetts, Kiki Smith is walking alongside the gray lockers that sweep the perimeter of the room. "So all ...

It began when Mark Stoneking’s son brought home a note saying a kid at school had lice. While another parent might react with disgust, the anthropologist was intrigued by these microscopic creatures.

The saying goes that the personal is political — and the clothes we put on our bodies are a big part of the personal. Some may not think of clothing as a logical medium for political messaging, but ...

What if the key to understanding when humans first began wearing clothes isn’t found in ancient artifacts or fossils, but in lice? This unusual theory has emerged from the research of David Reed, an ...

Weaving together textiles in Homer’s “Iliad” and the style of YouTube influencer Emma Chamberlain, Barnard professor of art history Anne Higonnet’s study of fashion transcends time and space. Her new ...

Fashion, clothing, textiles, accessories, and costume have served a critical role in protest movements throughout history. Clothing often offers the most basic opportunity for groups to rebel: a ...

Hilary · Clinton's trademark is said to be a pantsuit, but in reality there are no pockets in most of the suits Clinton wears. It is now a pocket that is attached to clothes as usual, but "There is a ...

As a mom, I’m curious how chemical safety decisions are made in the U.S. For instance, why are flame retardants found in kids’ pajamas? Great question, Shelley. In the U.S., chemicals used in consumer ...

“Shōgun,” the FX historical drama set in 17th-century Japan starring and produced by Hiroyuki Sanada, won a history-making 18 Emmys in September. One of those went to costume designer Carlos Rosario, ...