The immersive mise en scène of a 2010 Hollister flagship store, redolent of California beach towns that don’t exist, “lazy, hygienic sexuality,” and weed.

“The palace doors flew open. It was him. It was Rick Owens, the American-born designer known to his fans as the Lord of Darkness.”

An essay on clothing in uncertain times.

The period underwear giant struggles to live up to its corporate ideals.

“J.Crew employees reveal themselves by the nakedness of their ankles. It’s as if the company’s uniform, ambiently dictated by Lyons, is enforced only from the knees down.”

The history of blue jeans, “America’s greatest contribution to the global closet.”

Profile of the flip-flop wearing 61-year-old ‘dude’ who turned around a dying company by selling all-American sex to teens – and isn’t apologizing.

Tadashi Yanai (“he is like Warren Buffett in Japan”) takes his Uniqlo brand stateside.