In the two Congos, there's a cultural movement by the Society of Ambience-Makers and Elegant People (Sape), known as "sapeurs", who blend fashion, culture and social resistance. Though it was rooted ...

Their origins date back to the 19th century, and yet they’ve endured. Knowing how and when to deploy them is a critical part ...

For sapeurs, appearance is a powerful way to make an impression and stand out in an environment often defined by hardship.

The founder of the Rains fashion brand has restored a 19th-century industrialist’s summer house, flooding it with sun — and vibrant decor — during the dark Danish winter ...

An idealised version of the female form is back, accentuated by the extravagant use of corsets and crinolines at the couture ...

German fashion designer Kasia Kucharska uses 3D-printed latex to reimagine lace. Her fantastical designs were on show at ...

The Vatican Apostolic Library has tapped Dior's creative director Maria Grazia Chiuri, Italian singer Jovanotti and Icelandic ...

Eagles have not thrived in Wales since the middle of the 19th Century but plans are now well advanced to re-introduce them ...

The world’s largest art museum turns its eye to fashion for the first time in its 231-year-history with a “joyful” ...

There are a lot of differences between the late 19th century and today, but certainly the emphasis that Trump makes on industrialization in the United States, the tariff, his courting of the ...

Statement Pieces’ puts iconic couture garments in conversation with the Louvre’s collection of historical furniture and ...