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A model presents a Spring-Summer 2016 creation by Moises Nieto for Ecoembes, at the Madrid Fashion Show, in Madrid, Spain, Monday, Feb. 8, 2016. At least 80 percent of the fabrics in this fashion show are made from recycled materials. (Daniel Ochoa de Olza/AP)

Is Your Wardrobe Hurting The Planet?

Nearly three-fifths of all clothing ends up in incinerators or landfills within a year of being produced.

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Jan 10, 2019

Making A Fashion Misstatement: Why Do People Buy Pre-Ripped Jeans?

Pre-torn jeans are back, and once again, fashion sense is overriding common sense.

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May 19, 2016

Well, says Cheryl Katz, most of it anyway. In this photo, art by family and friends adorns a second-story wall in Katz's Beacon Hill townhouse. (Justine Hand, via Remodelista/ Courtesy)

Marie Kondo Be Damned. I'm Keeping My Stuff.

Well, most of it anyway.

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Sep 8, 2015

Jeff Lahens: "“Twenty years ago, my brothers and I cracked the code of the power of clothing. In a country where opportunities were limited, we aimed high.” Pictured: The graduating class of 1995 at the Centre d'Etudes Secondaires in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. The author stands seventh from the left in the back row . (Jeff Lahens/Courtesy)

The Clothes That Made Us Men: A Sartorial Reminiscence Of A Boyhood In Haiti

Twenty years ago, my brothers and I cracked the code of the power of clothing. In a country where opportunities were limited, we aimed high.

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Apr 3, 2015

It's Okay To Love Fashion: On The Substance Of Style

What better way for the smart woman to project her confidence than through her clothing?

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Sep 4, 2014

Do Clothes Maketh The Man?

It’s hard to overstate the importance of clothing when it comes to the perceptions of others.

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Aug 6, 2014

A model wears a creation for Jil Sander women's Fall-Winter 2014-15 collection, part of the Milan Fashion Week, unveiled in Milan, Italy, Friday, Feb. 21, 2014. (Giuseppe Aresu/AP)

Hot Pink Is The New Black

I’ve had it with women dressing like hens, wrens and blackbirds. It’s winter, ladies, not a daguerreotype.

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Mar 7, 2014

What Not To Wear

I knew I needed outside help when my husband asked, “Do you ever buy anything that doesn’t have a red clearance tag on it?”

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Dec 18, 2013

The Hidden Costs Of Fast Fashion

The clothes we unthinkingly pull on each day are knit into a global web of meaning and impact.

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Sep 18, 2013

British fashion model Twiggy, known for her short hairstyle, has her hair trimmed in the ABC television studio in New York City on April 12, 1967. (AP)

The Saving Grace Of Going Gray

A lot of attention is paid when the choices one makes are noticeably different from the rest of the pack.

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Apr 11, 2013

SJP, she who made Manolo Blahnik a household name, blames inexpensive high heels for her podiatric woes. Anita Diamant isn't buying it. (AP photos)

Sarah Jessica Parker And The Perils Of 'Cheap' Shoes

SJP, she who made Monolo Blahnik a household name, blames inexpensive high heels for her podiatric woes. Anita Diamant isn't buying it.

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Mar 18, 2013

Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton adjusts her glasses during a Global Townterview at the Newseum in Washington, Tuesday, Jan. 29, 2013. (Pablo Martinez Monsivais/AP)

Hillary Clinton: Her Legacy, Her Future, And Most Importantly, Her Glasses

Watching our outgoing secretary of state as she wraps up her term, there is much to consider: her place in the history books, whether she’ll run in 2016, and why...

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Feb 1, 2013

Cheryl Katz: After having had an adverse reaction to homogeny in high school, I’ve reconsidered the possibilities and benefits of a uniform. In this photo, British sailors aboard HMS Gavinton in the Gulf of Suez outside Suez City in Egypt on August 15, 1984. (AP)

The One In The White Shirt

Reconsidering the possibilities and benefits of a uniform.

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Oct 31, 2012

In this photo, people walk by chain stores Banana Republic and H&M on Regent Street in London, Friday, Sept. 3, 2010. (AP Photo/Sang Tan)

The Real Cost Of Fast Fashion

In the ever quickening race to get trends to market, one very important element of retail consumption has seemingly disappeared: quality.

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Oct 10, 2012

Perhaps nothing is more revealing than the home we keep. What we choose and display can be very telling. But what happens when everyone has exactly the same stuff? (Photo: gematrium/flickr)

When Everyone Has An Apothecary Table

Perhaps nothing is more revealing than the home we keep. The art, the books, even the dish towels we choose can be very telling. But, asks Cheryl Katz, what happens...

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Sep 12, 2012

This Small House: Some find living and working in small spaces claustrophobic. But Boston-based designer Cheryl Katz says — it gets us closer to what we hold most dear. (Justin Mclean/flickr)

Bigger Isn't Better. Smaller Is.

Living and working in small spaces. Some find it claustrophobic, but Boston-based designer Cheryl Katz says — it gets us closer to what we hold most dear.

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Aug 16, 2012

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Is Your Wardrobe Hurting The Planet?

Making A Fashion Misstatement: Why Do People Buy Pre-Ripped Jeans?

Marie Kondo Be Damned. I'm Keeping My Stuff.

The Clothes That Made Us Men: A Sartorial Reminiscence Of A Boyhood In Haiti

It's Okay To Love Fashion: On The Substance Of Style

Do Clothes Maketh The Man?

Hot Pink Is The New Black

What Not To Wear

The Hidden Costs Of Fast Fashion

The Saving Grace Of Going Gray

Sarah Jessica Parker And The Perils Of 'Cheap' Shoes

Hillary Clinton: Her Legacy, Her Future, And Most Importantly, Her Glasses

The One In The White Shirt

The Real Cost Of Fast Fashion

When Everyone Has An Apothecary Table

Bigger Isn't Better. Smaller Is.