dress codes

August 2, 2024

Why Are So Many Men Wearing Sandals in NYC?

Are sandals in the city an insult to the eye or the advent of a digital revolution? If for most of recent urban history the preferred […]
June 14, 2024

How Donald J. Trump Is Appropriating the American Flag

In a visual age, the presumptive Republican presidential nominee is making himself into the 51st star. When Donald J. Trump held his post-conviction news conference at […]
April 22, 2024

Met Gala 2024: A Guide to the Theme, Hosts and How to Watch

What’s the dress code, who’s hosting, who’s going and how to watch. First things first: What is the Met Gala? Officially, it’s the Metropolitan Museum of […]
January 11, 2024

The End of the Bill Belichick Hoodie Era

The Patriots coach is out. And so is his trademark sweatshirt. In all the words currently being written about the end of the Bill Belichick era […]
November 30, 2023

Kenya Curbs Kenneth Kaunda’s Famous Suit

A favorite of President William Ruto, the suit was banned along with other traditional African attire for violating parliamentary dress codes. Proper attire, the speaker decreed, […]
September 22, 2023

What We Lose When We Loosen Dress Codes

Allowing senators to wear what they please on the Senate floor may seem like liberation, but abandoning the dress code could wind up symbolizing the failure […]
September 19, 2023

Lawmakers Give New Senate Dress Code a Dressing Down

Some senators worry that more casual dress might breed disrespect for Congress. Others argue that the harshest critics have already debased the institution, even in business […]
August 8, 2023

From the World Cup to Wimbledon, Female Athletes Are Fighting For Their Uniforms

Across sports, female athletes are fighting a battle over what they put on their bodies and how much of those bodies they display. We are in […]
June 14, 2023

Nvidia’s Jensen Huang Is Transforming A.I., One Leather Jacket at a Time

Jensen Huang, the C.E.O. of Nvidia, is transforming a black leather jacket into a symbol of the A.I. paradigm shift. There’s a new tech titan in […]
April 12, 2023

The Return of Justin Jones and the White Suit

The Tennessee lawmaker has become a viral symbol. Once again the white suit rears its powerfully symbolic head. There are few garments in the political wardrobe […]