EDITOR’S NOTE: Examining clothes through the ages, Dress Codes investigates how the rules of fashion have influenced different cultural arenas — and your closet. When Princess Diana arrived at the ...

The polka dot may be a ubiquitous feature of dresses, bikinis, and twee collegiate bedspreads in the modern era, but as patterns go, it hasn’t been around for that long. The eye-popping pattern gets ...

Step aside, floral prints, because polka dots are the reigning print for summer fashion. While polka dots may not have necessarily vanished from our closets entirely, there’s no doubt the print is ...

I didn't know that the modernist architect Alfred Loos considered patterns and other eye-catching ornaments to be tools of the hegemonic imperialist status quo, but that's probably just me. I also did ...

Have you ever noticed that you have that outfit that everyone seems to love? Wearing it out often means the difference between being invisible and being irresistible. What is it? You might jump to ...