North Korea has been at the center of a slew of international headlines over the past few weeks. The nation’s much-maligned recent nuclear test and increasingly aggressive threats have global tensions running high, but for a segment of American society, [...]

No matter how we spend our time on the Internet–playing games, listening to music, reading articles, connecting with friends–we’re inundated with requests to share our activities with various social networks. In fact, our penchant for putting ourselves on display is [...]

When images of Team USA’s Ralph Lauren-designed Olympic uniforms began making the rounds in anticipation of this year’s opening ceremonies, most of the ensuing debate appeared to focus on sartorial quibbles, like the perceived anachronism of a double-breasted blazer. It [...]

Maura Grace Ambrose maintains a pretty solid social media presence. In addition to interacting with customers and admirers via Twitter and Facebook, her blog is an ongoing record of her daily life, including visual snippets of her studio space, scans [...]

From quotidian laborer’s garment to artfully rendered status piece and back again, jeans have run the gamut of the fashion spectrum. There are innumerable options to choose from, but no matter what wash and fit you’re partial to, they’ve become [...]

Depending on how you look at it, the promises that we make to ourselves at the start of each year can be inspiring or daunting. While losing weight, keeping a journal, and reading more often are all noble goals, taking [...]

With several freelance design projects, work displayed at the MOMA, and a self-started clothing line and educational non-profit organization under her belt, multitasking seems to come naturally to fashion designer and fine artist Monisha Raja. Likewise, Love Is Mighty, Raja’s [...]

For an industry that’s predicated on creating appealing imagery, it’s surprising to see how often fashion campaigns and editorials miss their mark completely. It seems as if a new controversy makes the rounds every week, whether it’s the result of [...]

Considering that the impetus for Friends Without a Border, an organization dedicated to raising money for Cambodia’s Angkor Hospital for Children, arose from a photography project featuring far-flung religious monuments, it seems fitting that their latest fundraising effort relies on [...]

With the holidays fast approaching, it’s probably safe to say that your inbox, radio, television, and local shopping centers have recently become flooded with enticements to shop. If you choose to engage in the process of finding gifts for friends [...]

Anyone who’s seen – or perhaps waited in – the lengthy lines of people waiting to trade their current Apple gadgets for the latest and greatest product can agree that we extol the virtues of technology before taking the time [...]

In our own gadget-fueled society, it’s hard to fathom the notion that over one-fifth of the global population has no electricity. It’s these staggering odds that entrepreneurs Jessica O. Matthews and Julia Silverman are attempting to improve with their invention, [...]

Whether they’re buying mass-produced, trendy throwaway pieces or big-ticket luxury items, consumers are too often far removed the labor that goes into making the things they wear on a daily basis. As part of an ongoing partnership with Women for [...]