Fire, earth, air and water sort the twelve zodiac signs into four temperament families. The astrology column reads the shorthand as a wardrobe mood, strictly for entertainment.
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.
In astrology's tradition, Venus holds the taste portfolio: harmony, beauty, the arts and fashion, per the published entry. This column reads the placement strictly for entertainment.
The tuck, the roll, and the cuff are the wardrobe's cheapest gestures, and the published guidance on them is specific: which garment, which fold, and why the runway took notice.
Numerology claims every name carries a number, and the tables behind the claim are published and old. The wardrobe angle is this column's own light game, played strictly for entertainment.
Wash cool, dry slow, repair early. ENERGY STAR, laundry professionals and working cobblers explain how to make clothes last longer and quietly save hundreds a year.
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.
A natal chart is a wardrobe inventory of the self — here is how to take stock, piece by piece.
From subculture to suburb, a word's journey is faster than ever — and the mechanics behind it are older than the internet.
How to read the runways without getting lost in the spectacle.