The rock 'n' roll poet of the Dior dress
The story of the dress doesn't end with Zhang Xu's stomach ache. "Crazy Zhang," as he was known, was the enfant terrible of Chinese letters.
Lost in translation
When the tables are turned.
The daredevil aviatrixes of China
The phenomenal feats of the world's most glamorous aviatrixes.
The modernization of Japanese fashion
The Japanese trio of Yohji Yamamoto, Rei Kawakubo and Issey Miyake wrote the book on how to modernize non-Western traditions in the nineteen eighties.
Making the case for Indian fashion
Arti Sandhu, author of "Indian Fashion," gives an insider’s account of the Indian fashion scene.
Trop picks: Elaeocarpus
Follow the germination of an idea.
Vlisco: A bit of Java in Africa
It is a little known fact that these "African" cloths are not from Africa at all, but have their origins in Indonesia and are manufactured in Holland by a Dutch company called Vlisco for export to Africa.
Elegance is refusal
Through the utter simplicity of their dress, the Nawabs of Awadh demonstrate that elegance is refusal.
Lust, Caution
Is the Cheongsam Really the Chinese National Dress?
Why do Chinese fashionistas eschew the cheongsam?
You Are What You Wear
Quick: what jewelry are you wearing as you’re reading this? Do you know who made it and what they were trying to say? What are you trying to say about yourself as you’re wearing it?
One Recipe for Modernisation
How to retain your own way of looking at things.