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For decades, Ivory sold itself as the suds that made legwear last longer
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As models flaunt designer wear during fashion week, a subway rider imparts her own bold style
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A back "seam" drawn with an eyebrow pencil topped off the resourceful fashion effect
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Since the mid-1940s, models of perfection in designer clothes have graced Manhattan runways every autumn
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As hemlines rose, DuPont's wonder fabric was a sensation among women. But during WWII, it was needed for parachutes
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A look at how artists spent their summer vacations—at the beach
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The astronaut's lunar outfit was designed by the women's bra manufacturer and inspired a series of space age fashions
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In 1971, the eye-popping short shorts fad caught the attention of pop singers
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Today the French fashion designer's observations seem wise, clever or amusingly dated
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With her magazine, the longtime editor sold sex as well as the latest, often provocative fashions
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With the '80s and '90s status-symbol clothing a bargain on eBay, the Brooklyn artist buys, disassembles and reconstructs them to make abstract "paintings"
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The photos tell the story here, as Team USA has always had an eccentric taste in its uniforms
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Vintage styles cycle in and out of favor among medal-winning racers
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With a watercolor sketchbook guide, Adolf Konrad drew on his talents to record his belongings
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Johnson liked his Haggar slacks slack—and colorfully described a special custom-cut
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Important Native American artifact seen in Smithsonian portrait fetches $877,500 at Nevada auction
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Though in tatters, the undergarment looks thoroughly modern. But was it comfortable!?
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In Leanne Shapton's Swimming Studies "Bathing" chapter, there's a story behind every suit
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The department store chain's visionary executive beat the competition in exotic fashion flair
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In 1979, "The White Album" gave smart women a straightforward guide to what to bring on a trip
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