Fashion

Tens of thousands of nail salons across the U.S. are places of connection, reinvention, and community. They also make up a multi-billion dollar industry that tells stories about power and economic mobility. Why are nails so culturally and economically significant?

Anita's nail habit has evolved in the past decade from $10 drop-in manicures to 90 minute appointments with a nail artist. That artist joins her for a conversation about how Black women have shaped nail culture. Plus a fashion historian details nail history from Egyptian mummies to ‘90s Chanel colors, and a Vietnamese-American woman tells the story of growing up inside her parents' nail salons.

Devil-Dog Dungarees is a family-owned men’s lifestyle company that started off manufacturing jeans. Through its clothing, the company supports the Wounded Warrior Project, a non-profit that helps veterans.

You’ve likely heard the statistic that 80% of bra-wearers aren’t wearing the correct fit. Finding the “right” bra means negotiating a tricky balance of form, aesthetic and function — not to mention the cultural baggage associated with breasts and the garments that support them.

Durham, North Carolina is known for a lot of things — City of Medicine, tobacco warehouses, basketball — on both sides of the track.It's also known for 'big, bad' André Leon Talley — the famed Vogue magazine editor known in inner circles as the “pharaoh of fabulosity.”

The world of lingerie is as varied and interesting as any other realm of fashion ... and can be an opportunity for playfulness and exploration as well as comfort.

Anita stopped wearing real bras in the pandemic. But that doesn't mean she's stopped eyeing lingerie. Lingerie aficionados — including a historian, model and designer — take her inside the world of undergarments: from the history of crotchless panties to how folks are rethinking intimate apparel design to fit a wider range of bodies.

Street fashion is a venue for activism, according to Eric Ndelo. Through screen printing, he has elevated social justice movements like Black Lives…

Street fashion is a venue for activism, according to Eric Ndelo. Through screen printing, he has elevated social justice movements like Black Lives…

How did images of Jesus end up on our clothes? Historian Lynn Neal aims to answer that question in her latest book “Religion in Vogue: Christianity and…