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Trench Coat History — The Trench Coat's Long Rule: Why One Silhouette Never Leaves

One silhouette keeps its billing while hemlines rotate. The named record, from Thomas Burberry's 1879 gabardine to Burberry's February runway, explains the trench coat's long rule.

Lucia Fontaine

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The Sari's Second Century: Six Yards of Global Influence

From the Design Museum's Offbeat Sari to Sabyasachi red carpets and Melbourne's Bunjil Place: how the sari's second century of global influence took shape.

Camilla Williams

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Indigo Dye History — The Global Life of Indigo: One Dye's Route Through Fashion

From Indigofera leaves to Nimes twill to Yoruba adire cloths in the V&A: the route indigo took through trade, workwear and denim's global dominance.

Maria Garcia