fashion

This cache of historical patterns will make any seamstress swoon.

These textiles laughed in the face of entropy.

According to Levi's, their designers provided Crosby with a dressed-up denim look after he was turned away from a swanky Canadian hotel for wearing an all-jean ensemble.

Chronic nail biters beware.

One study supports what beard enthusiasts may have suspected all along.

Your favorite lengthening, volumizing, and curling formula has come along way since the ancient Egyptians donned kohl and crocodile dung.

The flowing dresses signified education, refinement, and leisure.

Chris 73 via Wikimedia Commons // CC BY-SA 3.0

A single company makes more than 7 billion zippers a year.

It turns out lace, frills, and leopard print are a serious business.

An overwhelming majority of both men and women claimed they felt best in black.

Confitex lingerie is aimed at the millions of people in the world who can’t always hold it in.

Go behind-the-scenes with these facts about the French cosmetics giant, which was first opened as a perfumery in 1969.

Hyacinthe Rigaud, Wikimedia Commons // Public Domain

Louis XIV was nicknamed "The Sun King," but he was also the king of style

Though only if you were poor, of course.

Who needs hairspray (or a wig, for that matter) when you've got powder and animal fat?

From the patriotic number that Uncle Sam sports to the titular topper in Dr. Seuss’ 'The Cat in the Hat,' top hats showcase personality and style—and their history is just as colorful as the people who wear them.

Simon Espinal spent eight months weaving an accessory the likes of which the world has never seen before.

Their vibrant journey to the mainland and beyond is a tale of surfers, sailors, and cultural crossroads.

Before their names became fantastically expensive fashion brands, these people were just individuals opening up their own shops.

You've mastered the half-moon and know exactly what shades are on trend (greige? Marsala?). Still, there's plenty more to learn about the polish you swipe on your fingers and toes.