Fashion & Textiles: Design

Articulating eight decades of American style through the emotive language of clothing—from celebrated designers that established the modern legacy ...

The story of India’s exuberantly colored textiles that made their mark on design, technology, and trade around the world Chintz, a type of multicol...

Jerrie Marcus Smith remembers her great aunt Carrie as a humorless woman who always wore black and who, Jerrie says, “scared me to death.” Only as ...

A behind-the-scenes history of Pitti Uomo and the creative development of men’s fashion over the past 40 years Since the 1980s, men’s fashion has ...

Men’s jewelry has a long and fascinating history, with storied houses, famous patrons and a diverse range of modern designers. Behind each tiny pie...

Bring home the chic Parisian world of style and charmWhen Jennifer Scott arrived at the doorstep of a grand Sixteenth Arrondissement apartment as a...

This wide-ranging book elucidates the symbolism of veils and highlights the power of drapery in Italian art from Giotto to Titian. In the cities of...

The coveted “Made in Italy” label calls to mind visions of nimble-fingered Italian tailors lovingly sewing elegant, high-end clothing. The phrase e...

Historical Style connects the birth of eighteenth-century British consumer society to the rise of historical self-consciousness. Prior to the eight...

African fashion is as diverse and dynamic as the continent and the people who live there. While experts have long recognized the importance of clot...

The vital synergy between dress and the cinema has been in place since the advent of film. Broaching topics such as vampires, noir, and Marie Antoi...

Hilary Davidson delves into the clothing of one of the world’s great authors, providing unique and intimate insight into her everyday life and mate...