Clothing and makeup are silent, powerful ways for candidates to tell the American public who they are – and how they’ll lead.
- Associate Professor of History, University of Nevada, Las Vegas
The star of the 1920s silver screen who appears on Taylor Swift’s new album abruptly left Hollywood at the height of her success – a middle finger to the men whom she had made rich and powerful.
As fashion norms change, what people wear in public becomes ground zero for hashing out new ideas of race, class and gender.
On the front lines were female tennis players who refused to adhere to the club dress codes that banned them.
A fashion historian describes the controversial history of the pantsuit – and how Clinton transformed her signature ensemble into a rallying cry for female empowerment.
Perhaps the 5'10" candidate felt like he needed a ‘lift.’
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