Articles of Interest

Nate Dimeo is a longtime radio hero of mine. And praises be, now he has a book out of his ... more

What Catholic priests wear, and the insight it provides into what we laypeople wear.  For ... more

In honor of the Met Gala, a special feature. This is an episode I produced with one of my ... more

Why would God care what we wear? A tour through Islam, Mormonism, and Judaism, and all of ... more

Sometimes it’s liberating to be naked. Sometimes it’s really really not. Notes, links, and... more

Color. Why we need it. Why we fear it. And where its future might lie. Images and links a... more

On stage in Toronto, with the help of shoe designer Aurora James and shoe historian Elizab... more

You and I both know this. The supply chain is super messed up. The way humans make clothin... more

This is a special re visit of one of my favorite stories: Pockets. Followed up by a specia... more

Plus-sized fashion seems to live in a separate trend cycle. There are different patterns, ... more

A secret society. A secret tradition. And a cloth that somehow lends itself to ritual. [ar... more

Himanshu kept seeing paisley everywhere: from his home temple to his couch cushions to his... more

This is about two examples of cloth-alternatives. One that went extinct. And one that’s ve... more

In the 1980s, Budapest was not quite socialist and not quite capitalist, and there was one... more

The tricky thing about fashion is that, in order to preserve its history, you need to pres... more

Prison uniforms are not, in fact, uniform. There are so many types of clothes that are wor... more

Think of this mini episode as a tiny makeover in your ears. Amy Smilovic, the founder of T... more

Behind the scenes at the Costume Institute, we see how long it really takes to dress a man... more

On the ten year anniversary of a horrible manufacturing disaster- a look at what has chang... more

The pointe shoe is a design that balances at the very tip of both tradition and innovation... more

Ever since 1995, a generation has been dreaming of Cher’s digital closet from the movie Cl... more

I have a confession to make. To see images, notes and full transcripts, go to [articlesofi... more