Julia Reed on the Memories Woven Into Well-Worn Clothes

Julia Reed on the Memories Woven Into Well-Worn Clothes

”Years from now when I find them in my closet I will remember what havoc I will have wreaked.”

By Julia Reed | September 26, 2022

The Lost Stitch, The Loosened Tile: Akiko Busch on the Ambiguities of Home

The Lost Stitch, The Loosened Tile: Akiko Busch on the Ambiguities of Home

“I remember the feel of these rooms much more than I even remember the people in them.”

By Akiko Busch | September 19, 2022

Strand Bookstore’s $1,500 Bottega Veneta tote bag sucks and I hate it.

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Hemlines and Court Lines: On the Evolution of Women’s Tennis Clothes

Hemlines and Court Lines: On the Evolution of Women’s Tennis Clothes

Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell on Suzanne Lenglen—Tennis Pro and Fashion Icon

By Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell | September 9, 2022

Feminist or Feminine? A Twentieth-Century History of Skirts

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Kimberly Chrisman-Campbell in Conversation with Andrew Keen on Keen On

By Keen On | September 7, 2022

From Surfboards to Seed Corn: How Society Creates Trends

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W. David Marx On the Subtle Social Nuances of Technological Innovation

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The Power of Community: On the Radical History of Women’s Magazines

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