FASHION

The company received its first patent for riveted jeans on May 20, 1873, and more than 140 years later, they’re still one of the world’s most popular denim brands.

The fabric, woven with strands of real silver, may have been a gift from the queen to one of her favored ladies-in-waiting.

Apfel, who is best known for her oversized glasses and wild styles, is now designing sophisticated smart jewelry.

The scientific reason behind those peculiar mouth contortions.

Because there's nothing more awkward and embarrassing—for you and your boss—than being called into their office for a private chat.

The Apple Collection: Proof that innovative product design and a keen fashion sense don't always go hand-in-hand.

Post-war, there were nylon stocking riots.

A handful of comics stand out now as being very much keyed into the styles of their times.

Simple decorum isn't the only reason nightwear fashions have changed.

Which of the washing instructions on our clothes do we really need to pay attention to? And which laundry rules were just made to be broken?

Whether it's poisonous dyes, pestilential fabrics, or flammable skirts, here are some reasons to be glad you're not getting dressed in 1837.

David Beckerman decided he was done peddling plaid golf pants. The 1966 University of New Haven graduate had been a salesman at a Duckster sporting goods store when he realized that the bland clothing on the racks held little interest for casual sports fa