Wearing a kimono for an outing always makes one feel a bit more refined. “I’ve heard that not just any bag will do, but I’m ...

Business is traditionally a fairly formal sphere of life. You send letters with specific salutations you wouldn’t use for your neighbor at a barbecue, you wear a suit, you mind your manners, and you ...

Americans began the 20th century in bustles and bowler hats and ended it in velour sweatsuits and flannel shirts—the most radical shift in dress standards in human history. At the center of this ...